A pair of English red terracotta planters, on stands

ATTRIBUTED TO THE COMPTON POTTERY, GUILDFORD, CIRCA 1920

Details

A pair of English red terracotta planters, on stands
Attributed to the Compton Pottery, Guildford, Circa 1920
Each of bowl shape, with three handles joined by fruit and flower swags, on an associated waisted octagonal stand, one with an unidentified circular mark under one handle
The planters: 30 in. (76.5 cm.) diameter; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
The stands: 13 in. (33 cm.) diameter; 9 in. (25 cm.) high (2)

Literature

Potter's Art Guild Catalogue, Compton, Guildford, Surrey, 1914, p.10, entitled Poppy Bowl.

Exhibited

Watts Gallery, Mary Seton Watts 1849-1938: Unsung Hero of the Art Nouveau, Compton, 5 June - 6 September 1998, illustrated in the catalogue, p.55, cat. No.107.

Lot Essay

The Compton Potters' Arts Guild, was established by Mary Seton Watts (d. 1938), the wife of the Symbolist and portrait painter and sculptor George F. Watt (d. 1904), in Compton, Near Guildford, Surrey. Her creation, the Watts Chapel in Compton is one of the most remarkable Art Nouveau buildings in Britain.

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