Lot 378

COMPTON POTTERS’ ART GUILD
POTTERY FIGURE OF ST MICHAEL, CIRCA 1920

Auction: 10 October 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
painted in tempera, impressed maker’s mark
20.5cm high
Footnote
Note: The Compton Potters' Arts Guild was a pottery, founded by the Scottish artist, Mary Fraser Tytler, in 1899 at her home in Compton, Surrey. The group produced innovative terracotta garden ornaments, recommended by the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. The pottery's output was extensive, from large terracotta garden pottery to smaller household figures, jugs, plaques and pendants. After World War I, pairs of bookends and other ornaments were made, including Archers, Galleons, Fruit and Flowers. The majority of the pottery was made from a soft white body and decorated with tempera, an egg-based paint. The designs and products of the Guild were sold in several London shops, including Liberty & Co.
