1950's San Diego Artist Isabelle Churchman Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture Rare! Sculpture Cotelle painted twenty-one topographic views

Cotelle painted twenty-one topographic views of the gardens of Versailles

The antique figure is labeled "Zinober" on the back side of the base

and mountains on the lid and inside of the bowl

A wonderful mid century mixed metal box with inlaid stone

It is rare for these to survive as a pair

1950's San Diego Artist Isabelle Churchman Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture Rare! Sculpture Cotelle painted twenty-one topographic viewsIsabelle Schultz Churchmann (1896 1988) In 1930 Isabelle moved to La Jolla, California where she taught at the Balmer School. Isabelle joined the San Diego Art Guild, and at the Guild's exhibit in 1933 her sculpture Buddy received second prize. Exhibited: California Pacific International Exposition 1935. Churchman was commissioned to create dioramas depicting episodes of San Diego history for the "State Emergency Relief Administration", (SERA). While