Arts and Crafts - 20th June 2018

Lot 299

A large collection of enamel plaques test panels and glazed ceramic roundels by H.G. Murphy and...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £600

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Description

A large collection of enamel plaques test panels and glazed ceramic roundels by H.G. Murphy and his workshop, including a raised, Limoges enamel panel of two scaly fish, five Limoges enamel star signs a cloisonne enamel butterfly handle and a small blue enamelled vase unsigned, some annotated, 17cm. wide (butterfly), (a lot) Provenance H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner. Literature Paul Atterbury and John Benjamin The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy Antique Collector's Club, page 29 for examples illustrated.