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Chinese, 20th century. A pair of Chinese Tung Chih style porcelain planters with undertrays, each with foliate and Chinese Dragon design, planters and trays with period Tung Chih marks; ht. 7.5 x dia. 9 inches.  Overall good condition. Provenance: Note that these planters were purchased in 1983 Walter Farmer. Farmer was born in Alliance, Ohio (southeast of Akron) in 1911. After attending Miami University for his bachelor’s degree in Architecture, he moved to Cincinnati to work as an interior designer for A.B. Closson Co. and taught design classes at the Cincinnati Art Museum. After World War II, Farmer lived in Houston for three years, where he was active in the local art community and co-founded the city’s Contemporary Arts Museum.  Upon returning to Cincinnati in 1949, Farmer began working for the interior design firm Greenwich House Interiors, eventually buying the company in 1955. He worked on projects including the Union Central Life Insurance Company building, the Cincinnati Country Club, the Queen City Club, and many private residences.

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Porcelain