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Bernard Leach
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bernard Leach
- Teapot
- impressed BL and Leach Pottery seals
- stoneware, with an overall translucent light olive glaze and dark olive slip decoration to the body, rim, lid and handle
- height (including lid): 14cm.; 5½in.
Provenance
Gifted by Leonard Elmhirst to The Dartington Hall Trust, 20th November 1971
Exhibited
Dartington Hall, High Cross House, 2001 - 2010.
Condition
The very end of the teapot's spout is chipped and there is a tiny firing flaw to the glaze just below the handle. Otherwise the work is in good overall condition.
Please telephone the department on 0207 293 6242 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although Leach made teapots throughout his career, the long spout, flat lid with lifting loop and the decoration of this pot does suggest an affinity with some of the earlier examples made in St Ives. The use of the oriental-influenced six-dot flowers on the present teapot is very similar to that used on a comparable example in The Milner-White Collection, and which can be dated to circa 1927. For an illustration of this teapot, see Sarah Riddick, Pioneer Studio Pottery: The Milner-White Collection, London, Lund Humphries, 1990, cat. no.59.