British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023

Lot 625

A Ruskin Pottery high-fired stoneware Elephant's-Foot vase designed by William Howson-Taylor,

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £756

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Description

A Ruskin Pottery high-fired stoneware Elephant's-Foot vase designed by William Howson-Taylor, swollen cylindrical form, covered in a sang de boeuf glaze, with silver-grey top rim, streaked with lavender and turquoise speckles, impressed factory mark and date, applied collection label, professional restoration, 20.3cm. high

Provenance

The Albert E Wade Collection

The Albert E Wade Collection, Sotheby's Olympia, 2nd May2002,lot263.

Literature

Paul Atterbury & John Henson, Ruskin Pottery, Richard Dennis Publications, page 59 (top) this vase illustrated.