Fine Arts and Crafts - 18th June 2025
Lot 185
Melody a Della Robbia Pottery plaque designed by Ellen Mary Rope, painted by Marianne de Caluwé,
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
Melody a Della Robbia Pottery plaque designed by Ellen Mary Rope, painted by Marianne de Caluwé, rectangular, cast in low relief with three musicians playing, standing by a tree, whilst eight others rest, in colours, signed in the cast E M Rope, painted marks to reverse, broken and restored, 49 x 30cm (plaque)
Provenance
Private collection of tiles.
Literature
The Studio, Volume13, 1898, page 190 for a comparable plaque titled 'Melody' and designed by Miss Rope, illustrated.