A John Hardman & Co gilt brass and enamel altar vase designed by A W N Pugin

A John Hardman & Co gilt brass and enamel altar vase designed by A W N Pugin, the flattened body on flaring circular base, the cylindrical neck flanked with pierced foliate handles, the sides with teardrop panels of enamelled foliate decoration unsigned 26.5cm. high Literature Paul Atterbury (editor) A W N Pugin Master of Gothic Revival figure 77 page 312 for a comparable pair illustrated. there is also a drawing by Pugin of a similar stick illustrated in the Hardman & Co catalogue, 1846, number 2. The Country House Sale, Sworders Auctioneers 24th April 2012, lot 573 for an identical vase designed by Pugin, probably for his own use, at The Grange, Ramsgate. Provenance Roy Davids