“Best of British” A British Art Pottery Exhibition - Ceramic Design From 1870.

“Best of British”

Ceramic Design From 1870

March 23rd—25th 2012

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AD Antiques

Invites you to join them at their selling exhibition to be

held from the 23rd—25th March 2012 at:

Court Barn Museum,

Church Street,

Chipping Campden,

Gloucestershire.

GL55 6JE

Private preview

Friday 23rd March 2012 12 pm - 5pm

By invitation only

Opening times

Saturday 24th March - Sunday 25th March, 11am - 4pm

www.adantiques.com

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Index

The Exhibition: Page 4

Martin Brothers: Page 6

William De Morgan: Page 19

Doulton: Page 27

William Moorcroft: Page 41

Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian: Page 49

Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: Page 65

Distinguished Art Pottery: Page 72

Victoria Ellis: Page 79

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The Exhibition

“Best of British”

British Art Pottery Circa 1870 - 2011

The exhibition will showcase carefully selected pieces from factories or

designers that we believe to be amongst the finest in their field. Whether

purchasing for investment or purely for pleasure, adding to a collection or

looking for that special something, we hope to have things to tempt!

Over the last 12 months we been sourcing items specifically for this

exhibition, many of which have been acquired from private collections. No

items that feature in the exhibition have been offered for sale prior to the

event; essentially they are “fresh to the market”. A number of items that

feature in the exhibition have been consigned by clients to sell on a

commission basis. We welcome enquiries from clients who would like to

consign items for future exhibitions.

Nothing will be sold prior to the opening of the exhibition at 12 0’clock on

the 23rd March. If you are unable to visit in person, we will be taking

telephone sales from 12 o’clock. (No calls will be valid before that time.)

The items in the catalogue will be fully illustrated online several weeks in

advance with any damage or restoration noted. However if you would like

a comprehensive condition report, or additional images, please enquire in

good time; we will be unable to provide that information on the opening

day. The opening few hours of the Show are generally very busy and

because of the space constraints and limitations on numbers imposed by

the museum we keep staff members to a minimum; we provide guests

with “red spots” which can be initialled and placed on the label of any

item they intend to purchase. A red spot is a commitment to buy.

Items sold to clients known to us may be removed from the exhibition at

the point of purchase. We are, however, happy to provide a

complimentary postage service.

For free entrance into the museum please bring along your invitation.

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Court Barn

Chipping Campden

Court Barn Museum

Housed in the grounds of Old Campden House, a Scheduled Ancient

Monument, Court Barn is a Grade II listed building celebrating the art and

lives of the crafts people of the Cotswolds. The Museum features a

permanent exhibition of the work of important Arts and Crafts designers

such as C.R. Ashbee, Gordon Russell and Robert Welch.

Parking:

There is no public parking at the museum, but there are several public car

parks in Campden and plenty of on street parking.

During weekends, parking is also available at Chipping Campden High

School, just round the corner from Court Barn Museum.

Trains:

Moreton-in-Marsh 6 miles

Evesham 10 miles

Stratford 12 miles

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MARTIN BROTHERS

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Martin Brothers Three Handled Tyg

Decorated with Snarling Dragons in Combat with Snakes

Forming the Handles

6” high, 6” wide, 7” across handles, Dated 1911

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Martin Brothers Square Section Vase

Decorated with Grotesque Birds

9.25” high

1904

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3

Martin Brothers Tobacco Jar

Modelled as a Grotesque Bird

Ex Harriman Judd Collection

Illustrated Page 112 Haslam “The Martin Brothers Potters”

6” high excluding base

7” high including base

Dated 1905

10

4

Martin Brothers Vase

Decorated with

Alligators, Eel and Squid

9” high Dated 1898

11

5


Decorated with Grotesque Serpents

Amongst Thistles. Restored

10” high Dated 1892

Ex Harriman Judd

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6

Martin Brothers Squat Vase

Decorated with Snake and Dragons

5” high 5” wide

1890

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Decorated with Thistles

10.5” high

1905

14

8

Martin Brothers Ewer

Decorated with grotesques

6.6” high Dated 1879

Ex Harriman Judd

Illustrated Page 58 Haslam “The Martin Brothers Potters”

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10

Martin Brothers Gourd of

Octagonal Form

4.5” high, 4” wide

Dated 1904

9

Martin Brothers

Square Section Gourd

4.75” high

Dated 1907

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11

Martin Brothers Gourd

On a Grey and Plumb Ground

Decorated with Volcanic

Protrusions

4” high

Circa 1910

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Martin Brothers Square

Section Gourd

On a Grey Ground with

Fissured Glaze Effect

3.25” high

Dated 1913

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13

Martin Brothers

Six Handled

Gourd

In a Blue Glaze

(Firing Cracks to

the top of Three

Handles)

3.5” high,

3.5” wide

1907

14

Martin Brothers

Organic Square

Section Gourd


Dated 1906

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15

Early Martin Brothers Vase Decorated with

Field Birds and a Snake

13.5” high

Dated 1876

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WILLIAM DE MORGAN

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William De Morgan Ruby Lustre Charger

Decorated with a Large Carnation

14” wide

Circa 1890

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William De Morgan Two Handled

Double Lustre Vase

By James Hersey

8.5” high

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Substantial William De Morgan Vase

Decorated with Carnations (unmarked)

15” high 10” wide

Circa 1880s

A Hole to the base has been Factory Filled

(ex Harriman Judd)

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William De Morgan Vase decorated with Carnations and Tulips

In a Persian Colourway. Frits to rim.

6” high

1888-97

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Bushy Heath

For De Morgan

Plate

Decorated with

a Galleon,

Birds and

Serpent

5.25” wide

Circa 1920s

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Bushy Heath

For

De Morgan

Plate

Decorated

With a

Galleon, Birds

and Serpent

5” wide

Restoration to

Small rim chip

Circa 1920s

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William De Morgan Lustre Plate

Decorated with Male and Female Triton

Signed by Joe Juster

8.5” wide

1888-97

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William De

Morgan 6”

Serpent Tile

Circa 1890

Marked to back

with Initials of

H.C. Mossman

(Friend of De

Morgan)

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William De Morgan

Tile Decorated

With Galleon at

Sail and Fish

6”

1898

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25

William De Morgan Vase

Decorated with “Fantastic Ducks” and Fish

5.75” high

1888-97

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Doulton

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Doulton Lambeth “Castle” Chess Piece

By George Tinworth

3.5” high

Circa 1880s

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Doulton Lambeth “Bishop”

Chess Piece by

George Tinworth

3” high

Circa 1880s

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Doulton Lambeth “Pawn”

Chess Piece by

George Tinworth

2.5” high

Circa 1880s

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Doulton Lambeth Figure Group

“The Waning of the Honeymoon”

Attributed to Mark Marshall

4.5” high 4.5” wide

Dated 1880

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Doulton Lambeth Lidded Jar Modelled as

A Grotesque Fish in a design attributed to Mark Marshall

6” high to tip of fin, 5” from front to back.

Circa 1880s

Restoration to fin and minor glaze losses

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Doulton Lambeth Vase Decorated with Donkey, Sheep, Shepherd

and Dog by Hannah Barlow

12.5” high

Circa 1895

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Doulton Lambeth Tyg by Hannah Barlow

Decorated with a Cat and Two Dogs

Signed to the body


Dated 1881

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Early Doulton Lambeth 3 handled Tyg

Decorated with Three Panels of Pigs

Restoration to small rim chip

7” high, 5.5” wide

Dated 1876

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Pair of Faience Vases

Decorated with Daisies

By Katherine Smallfield

10 “ high

Circa 1890s

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Doulton Faience Vase

In an Art Nouveau Design

12” high

Circa 1900

Ex Richard Dennis Exhibition 1978

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Doulton Lambeth Vase Decorated with

Australian Love Birds by Florence Barlow

12” high Circa 1890

Ex Richard Dennis Exhibition 1978

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John Bennett Arts and Crafts Charger

15” wide Dated 1879

Marked to the Reverse “Wed last 100 degs in Shade NY 1879”

John Bennett was an important figure in the 19th-century ceramics

industry. His work was introduced to the United States by the

impressive display presented by the English firm of Royal Doulton

at the 1876 Philadelphia World’s Fair where he was the Director of

the Faience Department. In 1877, the Society of Decorative Arts in

New York brought Bennett to the United States. .

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Doulton Lambeth Vase

In an Art Nouveau Design

By Eliza Simmance

16” high

Circa 1905

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Doulton Lambeth Vase

decorated in an

Arts and Crafts design by Harry

Simmeon

12” high

Circa 1920

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Doulton Lambeth Vase in an

Art Nouveau “Pushed Out” Design

By Frank Butler

13” high

1906

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Doulton Lambeth Vase in

A Glasgow Style

Tube-lined decoration by

Francis Pope

5.75” high

Circa 1910

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Large Doulton Lambeth Vase

Decorated with a Rose Trellis

By Eliza Simmance

18” high

Circa 1900

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MOORCROFT

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William Moorcroft For MacIntyre’s Vase

Decorated in Lilac Pattern with Hesperian Colourway

8.5” high

Circa 1904

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Large William Moorcroft Vase

Decorated in Hazeldene Design

12.5” high

Circa 1905

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William Moorcroft Jardinière

In Pomegranate design

In a Pale Ochre Colourway

10” wide

7.5” high

Circa 1913

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William Moorcroft Vase

Decorated in Eventide design

Circa 1925

9.5” high

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In Eventide Design

9.5” high

Circa 1925

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In a Flambé Eventide Design

8.5” high

Circa 1920s

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In Moonlit Blue Design

9.5” high

Circa 1920s

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William Moorcroft Vase in Moonlit Blue Design

With Contemporary Silver Collar

6” high

Circa 1920s

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William Moorcroft Flambé Landscape in Scarce Colourway

12” high

Circa 1920s

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PILKINGTON’S ROYAL LANCASTRIAN

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Decorated with the

“Sea Maiden” Design by Walter Crane.

Executed by William Mycock

10.5” high, 8.5” wide

Circa 1906

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase

by Charles Cundall

Decorated with Leaves

and Berries with

Shoulder Decoration of

Birds in Flight

5” high

1907

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Pilkington’s Lustre

Ginger Jar in an Arts

and Crafts Design

And Heraldic Shield

By William Mycock


Dated 1912

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Decorated

In Relief with Stylised Trees

7.25” high

1908

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Decorated with Deer by Richard Joyce

9” high, 1910

Irregularities to the Glaze

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Decorated with Deer by Richard Joyce

9” high

1910

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Decorated with Flowers and

Foliage by Scarce Artist

Annie Burton

5.25” high

1914-23

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Vase Decorated with

Stylised Leaves on a

Trellis by Scarce

Artist Jessie Jones

5” high

1906

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Decorated with

Trees and Flowers by William Mycock

7.5” high

1913

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Vase decorated with

Stylised Leaves and

Flowers by

William Mycock

3.5” high

Dated 1927

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Vase Decorated with

Fish by Richard Joyce

4” high

1908

Ex Harriman Judd

Collection

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Potted by Radford

And Decorated with Sea Birds by William Mycock

9” high

Circa 1930

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase Potted by Radford

And decorated with Galleons and Birds

By William Mycock

9.25” high

1932

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase decorated with Stylised Flowers

By William Mycock

6.75” high

1927

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Pilkington’s Lustre Bowl decorated with

A Central Fish by Richard Joyce

10” wide, 2.5” high

1924-29

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Pilkingtons Lustre Bowl decorated with a Lion in Light Relief

By Richard Joyce (signed in full)

10.5” wide, 2.5” high

1924-29

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Pilkington’s Lustre Vase decorated

In Relief with Prancing Gazelles

By Richard Joyce

9” high 1914 - 23

Crazing to body

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Decorated with Birds by

William Mycock

7” high

1927

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Pilkington’s

Lustre Vase

decorated with

Stylised Flowers

and Leaves

By William

Mycock

6” high, 7” wide

1925

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Large Pilkington’s Lustre Vase

Decorated with Birds and Sunflowers

By William Mycock

11” high

Dated 1923

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WEDGWOOD

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Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre “Tree Serpent” Vase

Having Two Monograms of Daisy Makeig-Jones

12” high, Circa 1925

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Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Vase

“Feng Hwan” Design in a Flame Colourway

8” high

Circa 1920s

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Wedgwood Fairyland Vase

“Butterfly Woman”

8” high

Circa 1920s

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Wedgwood Fairly Land Plaque

“Picnic by the River”

13” wide, 7” high Including Frame

Circa 1920s

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Opposite Page

Wedgwood Fairyland Punch Bowl

Decorated with “Poplar Trees”

And “Elves and Bell Branch” Designs

9” wide, 5” high

Circa 1920s

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Wedgwood Daventry Bowl

In Fairyland Willow Design

10” wide, 4” high

Circa 1928

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Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Bowl

“Moorish” and “Smoke Ribbons” Designs

8.4” wide, 4” high

Circa 1920s

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Distinguished Art Pottery

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Large Della Robbia Charger Decorated

With Daisies by Hannah Jones

16” wide, Circa 1900

Ex Harriman Judd

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Large Della Robbia Vase Decorated

With Stylised Leaves

By Hannah Jones

15” high, Circa 1900

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Della Robbia Charger in

Secessionist Design by Lizzie Wilkins

15” wide, Dated 1901

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Della Robbia Plaque in a Good

Secessionist design by Cassandia Ann Walker

10.25” wide, Circa 1900

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Della Robbia Lidded Vase

In an Arts and Crafts Design

By Tom Hall and John Fogo

Tiny Frit to Finial

5.75” high

Circa 1900

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Maw & Co Two Handled Vase

In Ruby Lustre Glaze

8.75” high

Circa 1880s

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Ruskin Vase in a “Kingfisher Blue” Lustre Glaze

8.5” high, 4.5” wide

Circa 1911

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Victoria Ellis

Victoria Ellis has to be a name to watch out for!

From her purpose built workshop at home in Norwich, she produces

the most exquisite ceramic panels, each one a unique design

painstakingly carved. It is a process that can take weeks: for

example, the carving for the Isolde plaque shown in this exhibition

took in excess of 70 hours. With such time consuming work Victoria

is only able to produce a small number of pieces each year.

Victoria qualified from Art School at the University of Northumbria

and has since gone on to produce work for the Royal Institute of

British Architects, and has undertaken numerous private

commissions for Important Arts and Crafts Houses both in the UK

and abroad. In addition to exhibiting at prestigious events such as

the Art in Clay Festival, Victoria has, for the last three years

produced work for Bonham’s annual British Art Pottery Sale, having

been sought out by the Department Director Mark Oliver. These

pieces, in a highly competitive market-place, regularly command

five figure prices; the top price to date being a whisker short of

£5000

It was whilst visiting Bonham’s sale that Victoria’s work caught the

eye of Alison Davey, MD of AD antiques. Alison was impressed with

Victoria’s superb technical ability, and also her beautiful designs

inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is clear to Alison that

whilst Victoria’s work has huge aesthetic appeal, and is of the

highest quality it also represents a potentially good investment for

her established clients who will appreciate the unique nature of

each hand crafted piece.

Victoria does not produce limited editions;

each piece is totally unique!

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Victoria Ellis “Cherubs Clambering”

Complimentary, near mirror image of plaque opposite

10” x 5”

2011

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Victoria Ellis “Cherubs Clambering”

Complimentary, near mirror image of plaque opposite

10” x 5”

2011

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Victoria Ellis

“Cherubs Chasing Butterflies”

10” x 5”

2011

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Victoria Ellis

“Isolde Tends the Wounded Sir Tristram”

13.5” x 15.5” excluding frame

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“Best of British” A British Art Pottery Exhibition - Ceramic Design From 1870.

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