Lot 49

WEMYSS WARE
'FAMILY OF BEARS' COMB TRAY

Auction: 24 January 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£1,764
Description
glazed earthenware, painted by Karel Nekola, impressed maker's mark WEMYSS
Dimensions
25.5cm across
Provenance
Provenance: Originally from the collection of the late Peter Davis, and then left in his will to Robert Rankine
Footnote
Literature: Davis P. et al Wemyss Ware: A Decorative Scottish Pottery Scottish Academic Press, 1986, p.38, fig. 38, where this unique example is illustrated.
Exhibited: London 'Wemyss Exhibition' Rogers de Rin & Sotheby's, 1976. Glasgow 'Wemyss Ware' Exhibition, Christies 1990.
Note: This was one of about ten pieces Rankine could choose from this large collection; the remaining parts were left to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is thought to be a unique example.
