mid-century Lou Hoenig abstract sculptural abstract Beautiful Water Nymph caddy or trinket dish.
Marked: Lou Hoenig California USA 62.
Dimensions: H 9" × W 11" x D 7.25"
Condition: exceptional.
Mid-century modern ceramics, particularly those from California, often featured bold colors, organic shapes, and stylized figural elements.
Beautiful fresh Water nymphs, gods who embodied entire rivers and from ancient spirits of still waters such as marshes or ponds. They were often depicted as beautiful, graceful young women, sometimes holding a water jug or lush foliage. Naiads were considered life-giving and nurturing, often possessing healing or prophetic abilities. They could influence human life, as their waters were believed to have magical or medicinal properties, and they were sometimes worshipped locally with shrines.
mid-century Lou Hoenig abstract sculptural abstract Beautiful Water Nymph caddy or trinket dish.
Marked: Lou Hoenig California USA 62.
Dimensions: H 9" × W 11" x D 7.25"
Condition: exceptional.
Mid-century modern ceramics, particularly those from California, often featured bold colors, organic shapes, and stylized figural elements.
Beautiful fresh Water nymphs, gods who embodied entire rivers and from ancient spirits of still waters such as marshes or ponds. They were often depicted as beautiful, graceful young women, sometimes holding a water jug or lush foliage. Naiads were considered life-giving and nurturing, often possessing healing or prophetic abilities. They could influence human life, as their waters were believed to have magical or medicinal properties, and they were sometimes worshipped locally with shrines.
