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

Lot 229

'Waratah' a rare Moorcroft Pottery vase by William Moorcroft

Estimate £2,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £2000

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Description

'Waratah' a rare Moorcroft Pottery vase by William Moorcroft, slender, swollen cylindrical form, painted in shades of ochre, red and green on a graduated ochre and green ground impressed mark, painted blue signature, hairline crack to top rim, 20cm. high Literature Paul Atterbury Moorcroft Pottery, Richard Dennis Publications, page 124 plate 1 for a comparable vase, circa 1930. Provenance Ken Manley collection