PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN AND EDIE LAWSON

A WEDGWOOD ORDINARY AND DRAGON LUSTRE OCTAGONAL BOWL, MELBA CENTRE BOWL, AND MALFREY POT AND COVER

CIRCA 1920, GILT PRINTED PORTLAND VASE MARKS, SHAPE NOS. 2279 TO THE MELBA BOWL AND 2308 TO THE POT, DECORATION NOS. Z4829/X, Z4830 AND Z4829, RESPECTIVELY, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES

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A WEDGWOOD ORDINARY AND DRAGON LUSTRE OCTAGONAL BOWL, MELBA CENTRE BOWL, AND MALFREY POT AND COVER
Circa 1920, gilt printed Portland Vase marks, shape nos. 2279 to the melba bowl and 2308 to the pot, decoration nos. Z4829/x, Z4830 and Z4829, respectively, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones
The interior of the first with scattered Baï-fuku and Waso-byö-ye, the exterior with dragons; the interior of the second with solid butterflies, the exterior gilt with Celestial Dragons and Sacred Pearls with Flames; the interior of both pot and cover of the third printed in blue and enriched in gilt with dragons, the exterior gilt with Celestial Dragons and two variations of the Sacred Pearl with Flames
8in. (20.3cm.) diam., the bowl (3)

Lot Essay

See Una des Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, New York, 1975 for a thorough investigation of the various lustred decorations produced at Wedgwood, and an identification of the shapes, grounds, and decorative elements used.

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