British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023
Lot 694
'Grape Vine' a tall lustre vase designed by William Moorcroft, slender baluster form, tubeline
Estimate £300 - £400
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Description
'Grape Vine' a tall lustre vase designed by William Moorcroft, slender baluster form, tubeline decorated with bands of grape vine, in shades of purple, green and blue on a mottled lustre ground, painted Moorcroft signature, base drilled, 40cm. high
Catalogue notes
The base is signed W Moorcroft New York suggesting the vase was made for export to Tiffany's New York.
Literature
Paul Atterbury Moorcroft, RichardDennisPublications, page 62figure 1 for a comparable lustre vase and also a lustre rose vase made for Tiffany's New York.