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Property of a Distinguished London Collector

James Tower

A Large Rectangular Platter

Lot Closed

March 16, 12:56 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Distinguished London Collector

James Tower

1918 - 1988

A Large Rectangular Platter


incised J Tower and dated 54 (on the underside)

earthenware with black and white glaze

length: 73.5cm.; 29in.

width: 30cm.; 11¾in.

Executed in 1954.


We are grateful to the Estate of the Artist for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. 

Sale, Bonhams London, 23 May 2006, lot 101
Private Collection
Jenna Burlingham Fine Art, Kingsclere, where acquired by the present owner
Paul Rice, British Studio Ceramics, Crowood Press, 2002, illustrated pl. 77
Buckinghamshire County Museum, British Studio Ceramics - The Development of Studio Ceramics in Britain over the Past 100 Years, 10 May - 6 July 2003