The Studio Pottery Collection of Professor Luke Herrmann. - 13th December 2017

Lot 98

‡ Hans Coper (1920-1981) a large Poppy Head stoneware vase

Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £38000

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Description

‡ Hans Coper (1920-1981)

a large Poppy Head stoneware vase, swollen form with collar rim, white slip over manganese, the top rim painted with ribs in manganese, impressed seal mark to base, 30cm. high

Provenance

Contemporary Ceramics, Bonhams, London 25th September 2001 lot 102.

Exhibited

British Studio Pottery The Collection of a Discerning Academic, Monnow Valley Arts, 26th September - 8th November 2009, catalogue number 39.

Literature

Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Collins, page 87 this vase illustrated.