Fine Arts and Crafts - 18th June 2025
Lot 264
A pair of large Sunflower Pottery candlesticks by Sir Edmund Elton, built in sections, tapering
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1197
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Description
A pair of large Sunflower Pottery candlesticks by Sir Edmund Elton, built in sections, tapering cylindrical base on three claw feet, supporting knopped stem and flaring sconce, slip decorated with bands of flower and foliage in coral and green on a streaked green, blue and coral ground, unsigned, crack to the base of one, 57.5cm. high (2)
Provenance
Liberty's London
The Cornish Collection.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam, Elton Ware, Richard Dennis, page 23 figure 12 for original sketch designs for these candlesticks.