Lot Essay
See Una de Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, New York, 1975, p. 76, fig. 5 for a line drawing of the largest butterfly.
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GILT PORTLAND VASE MARK, PATTERN NUMBER Z4832, BLUE PAINTED 10, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES, CIRCA 1920
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A WEDGWOOD 'BUTTERFLY' MOTHER-OF-PEARL LUSTRE BOWL
GILT PORTLAND VASE MARK, PATTERN NUMBER Z4832, BLUE PAINTED 10, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES, CIRCA 1920
The exterior painted in colours and enriched with six variant butterflies, the orange lustre interior with a central rosette surrounded by six additional butterflies in flight beneath a trellis band interrupted by three Oriental scenes
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diameter
GILT PORTLAND VASE MARK, PATTERN NUMBER Z4832, BLUE PAINTED 10, DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES, CIRCA 1920
The exterior painted in colours and enriched with six variant butterflies, the orange lustre interior with a central rosette surrounded by six additional butterflies in flight beneath a trellis band interrupted by three Oriental scenes
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diameter