Fruit Dessert Bowls, Blue Ridge Southern Pottery, Carnival, Hand Painted Floral, Tennessee USA, Vintage 1950s

Bold blue and yellow flowers, dark green leaves, a candlewick border — the Carnival pattern is Blue Ridge at its most exuberant, and most collected.

• Maker: Blue Ridge Southern Pottery
• Pattern: Carnival
• Material: Ceramic, hand-painted
• Dimensions: 5.25" diameter × 1.125" tall
• Era: Vintage, 1950s
• Origin: Erwin, Tennessee, USA
• Condition: Very good vintage condition. Crazing on one side; minor blue paint on reverse. No cracks or chips. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A wonderful replacement piece for the Carnival collector, or a charming introduction to Blue Ridge for someone just discovering it. Equally at home in a curated cabinet as on a breakfast table.

Hand-painted in Erwin, Tennessee in the 1950s by the skilled local women artists who gave every Blue Ridge piece its individuality, this fruit bowl carries the confident brushwork the pottery became famous for before closing in 1957. Blue Ridge is now among the most actively sought American ceramics — and Carnival is one of its most recognized designs.