British Art Pottery - 12th December 2018
Lot 216
A Foley porcelain coffee set for two designed by Angelica Bell
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £500
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Description
A Foley porcelain coffee set for two designed by Angelica Bell, model V.620, made for the 1934 Art in Industry Exhibition, painted with flowerheads on a spotted ground, in shades of blue, green, red and black on a white ground, comprising coffee pot and cover, milk-jug two cups, saucers and a plate, printed and painted marks, chips to spout of pot, 17.5cm. high, (8)
Exhibited
Grupa Bloomsbury British Bohemia, The Bloomsbury Circle of Vanessa Bell, International Cultural Centre, Krakow, Poland, 2010.
Literature
Grupa Bloomsbury British Bohemia, The Bloomsbury Circle of Vanessa Bell, exhibition catalogue, page 169 this actual set illustrated.
Angelica Bell, the daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell was commissioned to design this coffee set for the 1934 Art in Industry exhibition at the age of just 16. The exhibition featured work by Paul Nash, Laura Knight and her parents, produced by Clarice Cliff at Wilkinson's Pottery, Foley and also glass by Steven's & Williams.