British Art Pottery - 30th November 2016
Lot 140
A rare Hancock & Sons Morris Ware vase designed by George Cartlidge
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A rare Hancock & Sons Morris Ware vase designed by George Cartlidge, model no. C87-1, swollen form on cylindrical stem and flaring foot, tubeline decorated with two birds perched amongst stylised flowers and foliage in colours on a mottled green ground, printed factory marks and facsimile signature, painted C number, minor professional restoration to a small glaze chip on foot rim, 26.5cm. high.
Provenance
Tony Johnson
Literature
Tony Johnson, The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, Private Press, page 112 catalogue number 293 for a vase illustrated.
This lot is sold with a copy of The Morris Ware Tiles & Art of George Cartlidge, by Tony Johnson.