Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 18th March 2020
Lot 409
‡William Staite Murray (1881-1962) 'Persian Bird' a monumental stoneware vase
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £28000
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Description
‡William Staite Murray (1881-1962)
'Persian Bird' a monumental stoneware vase, thrown in two sections, swollen conical body with cylindrical neck, the body incised and painted with two large peacocks, glazed with iron dots, on an oatmeal ground under a grey translucent slip graduating to white, impressed seal mark, painted IMG, 63 cm. high
Provenance
Lefevre Galleries, probably exhibited (suggested by Ian Bennett) alongside 'Persian Garden' in 1931, which was later purchased by Eric Milner-White.
Richard Murray
Exhibited
Lefevre Galleries, London November 1931,
Leicester Galleries William Staite Murray Retrospective,1958
30 Pots, Woolley and Wallis, 2019 catalogue number 30.