Lot 107

WEMYSS WARE
'WILDFLOWERS' GARDEN SEAT










Auction: 24 January 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£10,080
Description
glazed earthenware, painted with ivy, foxglove, ragwort, hawthorn, chicory and other wildflowers, painted maker’s mark WEMYSS, impressed maker’s mark WEMYSS WARE/ FIFE POTTERY/ R. HERON
Dimensions
46cm high
Provenance
The Iris Fox Collection
Footnote
Literature: Davis P. et al Wemyss Ware: A Decorative Scottish Pottery Scottish Academic Press, 1986, p.59, fig. 19, where this example is illustrated.
Exhibited: London 'Wemyss Ware' Rogers de Rin at Sotheby's, 1987.
Note: This rare and early example of Wemyss Ware is one of the largest pieces made by the Fife Pottery.









