Lot 142
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR AULT POTTERY
'OWL' VASE, CIRCA 1896
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 23 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
Description
of flaring cylindrical form with tall neck, surrounded by four smaller necks, each moulded with owls, the body further moulded with stars and clouds, glazed in brown and green, applied and impressed maker's mark to the base, ENGLAND and shape number ‘365’
Dimensions
38cm high
Footnote
Literature: Lyons, Harry Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer: 1834-1904, Woodbridge, 2005, pp.80-4
Note: Ault Faience was founded in 1887 by William Ault, and became Ault’s English Art Pottery in 1910. Dresser’s connection with the pottery ran from 1891-1896. Although this shape was produced after the termination of Dresser's contract it is believed that the design is Dresser's and was with Ault before March 1896.