British Art Pottery - 30th November 2016

Lot 139

A rare Hancock & Sons Morris Ware vase designed by George Cartlidge

Estimate £500 - £1,000

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Description

A rare Hancock & Sons Morris Ware vase designed by George Cartlidge, C78-1, slip decorated with fish swimming below water-lily flowers, in shades of purple, blue and green on a buff ground printed and painted marks, facsimile signature, 25cm. high

Provenance

Tony Johnson

Literature

Tony Johnson, The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, Private Press, page 114 catalogue number 296

This lot is sold with a copy of The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, by Tony Johnson.