A GROUP OF FIVE PIECES OF BOB ALLEN AND MEL SHAW (American) "CALIFORNIA FREE FORM" PATTERN DINNERWARE, FOR METLOX POTTERY, POPPYTRAIL DIVISION, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNED 1954, the speckled white body wares with abstract "free form" hand colored decoration in chartreuse, yellow, turquoise, and brown, comprising four tea cups, height: 2 1/4", width" 4 5/8", depth: 3 1/2"; and one gravy boat, height: 3", width: 6 7/8", depth: 3 1/2"; marks: "POPPYTRAIL, BY, METLOX, MADE IN CALIFORNIA."