A WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND LUSTRE BOWL
A WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND LUSTRE BOWL

GILT PORTLAND VASE MARK AND PATTERN NUMBER Z4968, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES, CIRCA 1920

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A WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND LUSTRE BOWL
GILT PORTLAND VASE MARK AND PATTERN NUMBER Z4968, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES, CIRCA 1920
The black lustre exterior painted in colours and enriched in the 'Poplar Trees' pattern above a gilt 'cobble bead' foot, the pearl lustre interior with 'Elves and Bell Branch' pattern
9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

See Una de Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, New York, 1975, p. 104 for a similar example and p. 271 noting the original illustration by Kay Nielsen's for In Powder and Crinoline ; also see an anonymous sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 21 July 2000, lot 107, for another bowl in the 'Poplar Tree' pattern.

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