Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 20th March 2019
Lot 355
A rare Troika Pottery Love plaque designed by Benny Sirota
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £600
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Description
A rare Troika Pottery Love plaque designed by Benny Sirota, modelled in low relief with stylised couples, glazed in bronze and matt ochre painted Troika marks, trident mark and artist cipher to back 36.5cm. wide
Provenance
David Lay Auctioneer's 10th November 2003 lot 1288.
private collection.
Literature
Carol Cashmore Troika Pottery St Ives, Private Press, plate 7 for a Troika Love plaque illustrated in Ideal Home magazine, 1967, reproduced. The plaque shows the three stages from love to marriage (meeting, falling in love and proposing).