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The Compton Pottery 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.Watts (d.1904), producing decorative terracotta work in the village of Compton, near Guildford in 1895. The school was organised to produce terracotta decoration for a cemetary chapel that was completed the following year and continued to produce commercial pieces. The factory produced architectural items and planters such as those offered here and engaged the services of leading designers such as Archibald Knox (1864-1833), it was also a supplier to Liberty's.

A PAIR OF ENGLISH TERRACOTTA POTS

ATTRIBUTED TO THE COMPTON POTTERY, GUILDFORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ENGLISH TERRACOTTA POTS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE COMPTON POTTERY, GUILDFORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The bowls of lobed form with waisted necks, on square section bases
20½in. (52cm.) high, 24½in. (62.2cm.) diameter (2)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The Compton catalogue lists this model as the 'Leix' pot.

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