Engish and European Ceramics and Glass - 25th November 2014
Lot 338
A Royal Worcester square dish from the Kellogg Service date code for 1928
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
A Royal Worcester square dish from the Kellogg Service date code for 1928, painted by Harry Davis in the Corot style with a central panel of cattle standing in a stream beneath trees, a figure seated on the bank before, reserved on a claret ground with elaborate raised gilt design, and a similar square plate also painted by Harry Davis with a figure picking flowers with a village beyond, both signed, 21cm. (2)
Provenance: the Kellogg Service plate purchased from Ascott Antiques in February 1989.
Harry Davis was responsible for the decoration of the dessert service for William K. Kellogg and his landscapes were based on a book in the library of the Royal Worcester factory, Les Paysages de Corot.