Lot 7
  • 7

Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 'Night and Morning': A Plaque
  • impressed factory mark with 'VI ENGLAND', shape no. '2325' and Walter Crane's rebus and monogram for Richard Joyce
  • 32cm. high;
  • 1ft ½in.
manufactured by Pilkington's, earthenware with moulded and lustre decoration, painted by Richard Joyce

Literature

Anthony J Cross, Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles, London, 1980, p. 9, plate VII (for an illustration of an example of this model in another colour)

Condition

A decorative piece of good overall appearance. Typical even crazing visible to the glaze, but not unsightly. A striking example by this important designer.
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