A Hancock & Sons Morris Ware inkwell and cover designed by George Cartlidge

A Hancock & Sons Morris Ware inkwell and cover designed by George Cartlidge, model no.C53-2, painted with panels of berried foliage, in purple and bottle green on a mottled green ground, and a Hancock & Sons Morris Ware pen tray, model no.C65-7, printed factory mark, painted facsimile signature, professional restoration to inkwell base, small chip to base of pen tray, 13cm. wide (2)

Literature

Tony Johnson The Morris Ware, Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, private press, page 106 catalogue number 283 this design illustrated

Provenance

Tony Johnson

This lot is sold with a copy of The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, by Tony Johnson.