British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023

Lot 537

An unusual Ruskin Pottery stoneware Souffle vase by William Howson-Taylor, dated 1905, shape no.255,

Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £1638

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Description

An unusual Ruskin Pottery stoneware Souffle vase by William Howson-Taylor, dated 1905, shape no.255, shouldered baluster form, covered in a fiery orange-red with green speckling glaze, impressed Ruskin mark, 255 and date 1905, 15.5cm. high

Provenance

The private collection of Gretchen Andersen, The Lacquer Chest

Literature

Paul Atterbury & John Henson, Ruskin Pottery, Richard Dennis Publications, page 39 for acomparablevase also dated 1905.