The Jim Beam Ceramic Decanter Editions Bottle 55, 1955-1992
Medium: Slip-cast vitreous ceramic, polychrome overglaze decals, hand-applied gilt enamel
Typically 8"to 12" in Height
The Jim Beam Ceramic Decanter Editions (1955–1992) James B. Beam Distilling Co. & Regal China Corporation Produced across nearly four decades, the Jim Beam ceramic decanter series represents a defining...
The Jim Beam Ceramic Decanter Editions (1955–1992)
James B. Beam Distilling Co. & Regal China Corporation
Produced across nearly four decades, the Jim Beam ceramic decanter series represents a defining convergence of mid-century industrial packaging, decorative craftsmanship, and domestic Americana. Created in partnership with Illinois’s Regal China Corporation to elevate commercial spirits into lasting mantlepieces, these vessels transformed functional barware into display-worthy art objects.
The collection encompasses two primary design formats: sculptural figural works celebrating folklore and wildlife, and neoclassical amphora-style urns featuring central inset cartouches of sporting and natural history paintings. Executed in dense slip-cast ceramic, saturated high-gloss glazes, and 22-karat gilt borders, these decanters sparked a nationwide collecting phenomenon in post-war America. Today, they stand as quintessential artifacts of late-20th-century vernacular design and commemorative kilncraft.
Provenance
Italy
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