Lot 135
WEMYSS WARE
'BLACK AND BROWN COCKERELS WITH GREY HEN' HEART TRAY
Auction: 24 January 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£366
Description
glazed earthenware, painted by Karel Nekola, artist's monogram incised to front K.N., impressed maker's mark WEMYSS WARE/R.H.&S.
Dimensions
30cm long
Footnote
Literature: Davis P. et al Wemyss Ware: A Decorative Scottish Pottery Scottish Academic Press, 1986, p.74, fig. 76, where this example is illustrated.
Note: The addition of a grey hen in this well-painted tray, as well as the initials of the artist Karel Nekola to the front, make this a particularly fine and rare example of a well-known pattern.