Arts and Crafts - 24th August 2021
Lot 369
A Chelsea Bahamas pottery Owl jar and cover
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250
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Description
A Chelsea Bahamas pottery Owl jar and cover, modelled in relief, painted with panels of exotic birds and stylised foliage in colours on a buff ground, incised Chelsea Bahamas, 29.5cm. high (2)
Catalogue notes
The owl has an invoice 1964 for the shipping of the owl from the Bahamas to Belgrave Square, London. David Rawnsley opened a chance of the Chelsea Pottery in the Bahamas in 1958 with the help of two Europeans and two Bahamians.