Lot 429
SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929) INTEREST
GUSTAVBERG GLAZED AND PAINTED CERAMIC BOWL, DATED 1927
Auction: 26 April 2017 at 11:00 BST
£350
Description
decorated by Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) in gilt on a blue ground with panels of scrollwork, painted maker's marks and inscription SIR ROBERT LORIMER ARA/ GUSTAVBERG 1927/ and GUSTAVBERG/ KÅGE/ 1927
Footnote
Note: This interesting bowl appears to be a special presentation, given to the Scottish Arts & Crafts architect and designer Sir Robert Lorimer by the Gustavberg factory in 1927, the same year he completed his monumental work for the War Graves Commission.