Fine Arts and Crafts - 15th June 2022
Lot 92
Gideon a large Della Robbia two-tile plaque designed by Ford Madox Brown
Estimate £5,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
Gideon a large Della Robbia two-tile plaque designed by Ford Madox Brown, modelled in low relief with Saint Gideon in full armour, on a scrolling vine ground, painted in shades of blue, turquoise and green on a cream ground, in oak frame, marks concealed, minor professional restoration, 71 x 42cm.
Provenance
Private collection.
Literature
Rob Higgins & Christopher Stolbert Robinson, William De Morgan Arts and Crafts Potter, Shire Library, page 62 for a comparable panel illustrated
Charles Sewter The Stained Glass of William Morris & His Circle, Yale, catalogue number 75 for the original cartoon.
The Birkenhead Della Robbia Pottery 1893-1906, Jeremy Cooper Ltd, page 46 catalogue number 32 for a comparable example with Harold Rathbone's monogram. This panel was exhibited, along with 'Alfred the Great' at the Walker Art Gallery in 1900.