Glass, European Ceramics, British Art Pottery and 20th century design - 30th November 2005

Lot 964

'Un Chevalier Sans Peur et Sans Reproche' A Fine Pilkington's Lancastrian wall charger designed...

Estimate £20,000 - £30,000

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Description

'Un Chevalier Sans Peur et Sans Reproche' A Fine Pilkington's Lancastrian wall charger designed by Walter Crane and painted by Richard Joyce, dated 1912, with a knight on a rearing horse, the rim a ferocious dragon in vivid gold and red lustre on a cream ground impressed factory mark, datemark, painted artist and designer cyphers 48cm. diam. A J Cross Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications this example illustrated plate X page 13, another example illustrated on the front cover. Exhibited Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Richard Dennis Gallery 1980 catalogue number 251