WILLIAM MCLAREN (SCOTTISH 1923-1987)
PAIR OF PAINTED TERRACOTTA BALUSTER JARS AND COVERS
£650
Auction: 5 September 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
polychrome painted in the Chinese style with the Hay family armorial, on associated carved wood stands (2)
Dimensions
40cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Ex Yester House, Gifford, East Lothian
Note: William McLaren (1923-1987) was a Scottish illustrator and decorative artist. He designed dust jackets for over 150 books and from the 1960s developed a career as a decorative artist, supplying works in his signature trompe l'oeil style to private houses and public buildings.