Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 16
A set of eight James Powell and Sons Whitefriars glass Lotus sherry glasses designed by Harry J....
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A set of eight James Powell and Sons Whitefriars glass Lotus sherry glasses designed by Harry J. Powell, each engraved with a frieze of Lotus flowers, unsigned, 11.5cm. high (8)
Literature
Wendy Evans, Catherine Ross & Alex Werner, Whitefriars Glass James Powell & Sons of London, Museum of London, page 81 plate 82 for an illustration of the Lotus or Water-lily design which according to Harry Powell was designed in the 1890s for the Prince of Siam, who visited England in 1897.
Lesley Jackson Whitefriars Glass The Art of James Powell & Sons, Richard Dennis Publications, page 32 figure 85 for a finger bowl in this design.