British Art Pottery - 30th November 2016
Lot 133
A Hancock & Sons Morris Ware pomander vase designed by George Cartlidge
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £550
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Description
A Hancock & Sons Morris Ware pomander vase designed by George Cartlidge, model C56-2, shouldered form, tubeline decorated with flowers and foliage, with pierced holes, inscribed Essence of Past Summers, in shades of green and purple on a mottled blue ground, printed factory mark, painted facsimile signature, missing cover, 19cm. high
Provenance
Tony Johnson
Literature
Tony Johnson, The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, Private Press, page 107 for a comparable example of a pot pourri with cover.
This lot is sold with a copy of The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, by Tony Johnson.