Fine Arts & Crafts - 19th June 2024

Lot 221

'Prunus' a rare Moorcroft Pottery twin-handled vase designed by William Moorcroft, dated 1912,

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £2772

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Description

'Prunus' a rare Moorcroft Pottery twin-handled vase designed by William Moorcroft, dated 1912, waisted cylindrical form with twin-handles, tubeline decorated with sprays, covered in a green glaze, painted signature, dated 1912, 29.5cm. high

Literature

Paul Atterbury Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1993, Richard Dennis Publications, page 101 plate 2 for some comparable examples dated 1912.

Provenance

from a private collection of Moorcroft Pottery