ARTS & CRAFTS

17th June 2020

Now accepting consignments for the 17th June Arts and Crafts sale. Closing date for entries 1st May.

THE ART OF CRAFT The sale covers all aspects of Victorian and Edwardian design including ceramics, glass, furniture, works on paper, textiles, metal ware and jewellery.

Included in the ceramics section is the remaining Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery from the collection of Bill Coles. Bill, who sadly passed away last year, was a founder member of the Pilkington’s Lancastrian Society. The sale also includes a wonderful William De Morgan three tile panel, the panel painted with a dragon in polychrome on large 8 inch tiles.

Exhibited at the Home Arts and Industries Association exhibition, The 1st Day of Creation plaque made at Della Robbia’s Birkenhead Pottery was adapted from one of the seven oil panels painted by Burne-Jones between 1871 and 1876. The panels developed by William H Rathbone were modelled and decorated by C.A. Walker and Lizzie Wilkins. In the original frame and with the original paper exhibition label to the reverse – it has a pre-sale estimate of £4,000-6,000. The sale also includes a private collection of Ruskin Pottery and Martin Ware from the Hull-Grundy Collection.

A highlight of the metal ware section is a collection of George Hunt jewellery which has come from the Hunt family directly.

1. A silver and enamel forget-me-not brooch by George Hunt, dated 1924, 5.5cm long. Provenance: George Hunt, thence by descent. Estimate: £300 – 500

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3. A William De Morgan ruby lustre double gourd vase, 26cm high. Estimate: £3,000 – 5,000

5. A William De Morgan three tile Dragon panel, 61.5 x 20.5cm Estimate: £300 – 500

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