SETH CARDEW (BRITISH 1934-2016) AT WENFORD BRIDGE §
'THISTLE' BOWL
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: Day Sale (Lots 52 to 481) - 26 April at 10am
Description
faintly impressed seals, stoneware; together with a footed bowl by Seth Cardew at Wenford Bridge, impressed potter’s and pottery seals, 13cm high, 31cm diameter (5 1/8in high, 12 1/4in diameter); and a further Wenford Bridge bowl, impressed pottery seal, stoneware, 5cm high, 37.5cm wide (2in high, 14 3/4in wide)
Dimensions
7.5cm high, 46cm wide (3in high, 18 1/8in wide) (3)
Provenance
The Cardew Family Collection, and by descent to the present owner.
Footnote
The thistle platter was commissioned by a Spanish family from Barcelona. This family had a thistle in their crest and a wide range of pieces with the thistle motif were made for that family alone.