VASE

Details

PILKINGTON ROYAL LANCASTRIAN, DECORATED BY GORDON FORSYTH
Vase
earthenware, lustre decorated with St George and the dragon, inscribed "Un chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, William Burton to LM Solon"
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
impressed makers mark and model number 2359, and lustre artist's cypher

Provenance

Christie's South Kensington, Classic Arts & Crafts, 2 November 2000 lot 54

Special notice

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Lot Essay

William Burton was the manager of the Pilkington Tile and Pottery Company from its formation in 1891 until his retirement in 1915. Louis Marc Solon (1835-1913) was a designer and pate sur pate artist at the Minton Pottery, joining the company in 1870.

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