Russell Wright Oneida 2002,Charcoal Gray Lug Handle Soup Cereal Bowls (5)

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Hard-to -find set of five lug soup or cereal bowls in midcentury-appropriate Charcoal Gray. Round out a set, start one, or coordinate easily with brights, neutrals or pastels.
***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE ONEIDA 2005 REISSUE SERIES. The color as represented across the internet varies WILDLY. I had a super/nice buyer have to return them because he was trying to match an older set. I have included listings from other sellers as well as my own personal pix to show you that this China can look gray, olive drab or black-ish. Please do the research before you buy! I love all my buyers, but am not going to accept returns for color issues.
Here is some info about the Oneida re-issue of the iconic Russel Wright dishware. Retro dinnerware line returns with new pieces, updated colors
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Sun | Family
The Washington Post — Mar 31st, 2002
Until now, devotees of Russel Wright dinnerware had to rely on yard sales, retro shops and cyber auctions to find the prized mid-century creations.
This month, reproductions of the most popular pieces from his two mass-market lines, American Modern by Steubenville and Iro-quois Casual China, are arriving at such national chains as Bed, Bath & Beyond; Linens N' Things; J.C. Penney; and Bloomingdale's by Mail.
The pieces are as affordable now as they were when Wright designed them, starting in the 1930s and continuing through the '50s. A mug, salad plate and two styles of bowl cost .99 each; dinner plates and salt and pepper set, .99. The two prici-est items are the biomorphic pitcher and squarish platter, .99. The line is being pro-duced in 17 colors - the original bean brown, coral and white - as well as such new hues as lettuce green and lemon yellow.
The collection is made by Sakura Inc., a division of Oneida, in a licensing deal with Annie Wright. Her mother, Mary, who died in 1952, was as influential as her father, died in 1976, in creating "lifestyle marketing" for the American home that included textiles, furniture, flatware and appliances.
Annie Wright, a caterer in Garrison, N.Y., who lives near the childhood home and grounds designed by her father, said collectors are already snapping up the new line.
"Some of the colors are new, so if you have a collector men-tality, you have to have some of everything. (The new) Manitoga blue used to be Steubenville blue. It's very rare and you never find it anywhere. So now they can go out and buy Manitoga blue. . . . They will love the fact they can also get a water pitcher for .99, and it could break and they can get another one."
To avoid confusion with the originals, the Oneida trademark will appear with Wright's signa-ture logo. Later this year, Oneida plans to issue new Wright glassware and flatware.
Russell Wright Charcoal Gray Lug Handle Soup Cereal Bowls (5). Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.