British Art Pottery & 20th Century Design - 28th November 2012

Lot 185

A rare Sunflower Pottery Mycenean oil lamp by Sir Edmund Elton

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A rare Sunflower Pottery Mycenean oil lamp by Sir Edmund Elton, based on an example in the British Museum, covered in a gold crackle glaze painted Elton to base, minor restoration to spouts, 25cm. high Literature John A Bartlett British Ceramic Art 1870-1940 Schiffer Publishing, page 101, this vase illustrated. Malcolm Haslam Elton Ware Richard Dennis Publication, this piece illustrated on the front cover.