British Art Pottery - 25th November 2015

Lot 122

Thistle a Doulton Lambeth stoneware washing post finial designed by Gilbert Bayes

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000

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Description

Thistle a Doulton Lambeth stoneware washing post finial designed by Gilbert Bayes, made for the St Pancras Housing Association Flats, 1937, glazed in shades of purple, green and blue unsigned 33cm. high

Provenance

Private Collection

Literature

Louise Irvine and Paul Atterbury Gilbert Bayes Sculptor 1872-1953 Richard Dennis/Fine Art Society 1998, page 90 and 172 for examples illustrated