Arts & Crafts, including the Aesthetic Movement - 22nd June 2011

Lot 418

'Pottery and Porcelain' the silver first prize medal of the London City and Guilds

Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £120

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Description

'Pottery and Porcelain' the silver first prize medal of the London City and Guilds, awarded in 1907 to John Vivian Goddard by John Pinches, in original fitted case, 5cm. diam. John Vivian Goddard was the son of John Shaw Goddard, who had purchased Ashworth's, the makers of Mason's Ironstone, in 1884. In 1910 he produced the artistic Lustrosa and Estrella glazes but the First World War ended production. He continued to work with the company and died in 1962.