STEVEN – Meridian Gallery

Crown Ducal – C Rhead Charger

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Crown Ducal – Charlotte Rhead Charger – stock #38518

A late 1930s art deco design wall plate designed by Charlotte Rhead and made by Crown Ducal. It is decorated a tubeline pattern called “Fruit Border” with a band of lustre glaze fruit in yellow, mauve and orange colours on the “bronze” mottled background colour. Gilt highlights. Printed makers mark on the underside that were in use from c1936 until c1942.

Pattern number 5802.

Size	Marks	Condition
31.5cm wide	Printed makers mark. Tubeline “CRhead5802”	No chips, cracks or restorations. Some in glaze marks and iron mould on the back. One glaze miss on from – SEE picture.
Price GB Pounds £85.00	Available UK Only	Email to order.

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Skrdlovice – Jan Beranek Vase

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Skrdlovice – Jan Beranek Vase – stock #39118

Am impressive mid century modern design Czech glass vase designed by Jan Beranek for the Skrdlovice Glassworks and most likely dating to c1970. It has a heavy lobed form in amber and green within clear colourway.

Original “Bohemia Glass” foil paper label.

Size	Marks	Condition
31.5cm high 16cm wide	Original paper label.	No chips, cracks or restorations. Vintage item with minimal evidence of use and wear.
Price GB Pounds £70.00	Available UK Only

Elis Bergh – Kosta Glass Vase

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Elis Bergh – Kosta Glass Vase – stock #39218

A Swedish art glass vase with a flared trumpet shape and blue grey colour. It has internal optical ribbing, similar to that seen on Whitefriars Glass. Marked on the underside with etched pattern numbers “B826”

Understood to be by the Swedish architect designer Elis Bergh (1881-1954) and made at the Kosta Glass Factory where he was artist director from 1928 until 1950.

Size	Marks	Condition
16cm high 8.5cm wide	Etched pattern number B836 on the foot rim.	No chips, cracks or restorations. Vintage item with some evidence of use and wear.
Price GB Pounds £38.00	Available UK Only

Kayserzinn – Pewter Pot 4596

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Kayserzinn – Pewter Cache Pot 4596 – stock #37118

An early 20th century pewter small jardiniere cache pot decorated with an art nouveau / jugendstil pattern of stylised leaves and berries above a chequer board band.

Made by the German firm; J.P.Kayser & Sohn AG (1862-1925) as part of their KAYSERZINN range of art ware. Moulded circular makers mark on the underside together with pattern number 4596. Possibly designed by Hugo Levin (1886-1918), who was known for organic jugendstil designs.

Size	Marks	Condition
8.5cm high 105cm wide	Moulded circular makers mark on the underside together with pattern number 4596	Pressent bright polished. Some wear and minor imperfection. Interior unpolished.
Price GB Pounds £65.00	Available UK Only

Orivit AG – Crumb Tray

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Orivit AG – Crumb Tray – stock #37218

An early 20th century silver plated crumb tray by the German maker Orivit AG decorated with a jugendstil secessionist pattern of stylised flowers and leaves. Stamped makers mark of OAG monogram within a shield together with a pattern number 9243.

Orivit was a Cologne based metalware manufacturer established in 1894. They were bought by WMF in 1905 but continued until c1914.

Size	Marks	Condition
20.5cm high 55cm wide	Stamped marks OAG within a shield together with patern number 9243	Some minor indents and wear to the plating.
Price GB Pounds £28.00	Available UK Only

Carlton Ware – Trailing Vine Vase

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Carlton Ware – Trailing Grape Vine Vase – stock #38618

A delightful original Carlton Ware twin handle vase decorated with a trailing Grape Vine pattern of gold leaves with purple grapes on a pale yellow background. Highlighted with gilt decoration on the handles and rims.

Printed makers marks on the underside dating this to the post war period.

Size	Marks	Condition
12.5cm high 11cm wide	Printed makers mark on the underside.	No chips, cracks or restorations. Very fine crazing all over. Minimal gilt wear.
Price GB Pounds £35.00	Available UK Only

W H Mawson – Brass Vases

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

W H Mawson Keswick – Pair of Brass Vases – stock #37918

A pair of arts and crafts brass spill vases by W H Mawson of Keswick. Each has a flared cylinder for with a chased stylised rope pattern and with a planished finish. Dating to c1910.

William Henry Mawson (d1960) was a art metalworker and the proproetor of “Keswick Home Industries. He had trained at the Keswick School of Industrial Art and was known to employed workers from KSIA in the winter months, when they had been laid off. Forms and pattern are often similar to but not exact copies of the work of KSIA.

Size	Marks	Condition
12.5cm high 5.3cm wide	Stamped “W H Mawson Keswick” on the underside.	Some minor indents and wear. Top rims a little wavy.
Price GB Pounds £85.00	Available UK Only

Arts & Crafts Copper Vase

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Arts & Crafts Copper Vase c1900 – stock #39318

A super quality original arts and crafts copper vase of a taper form with flared base and top rim. It is decorated with bands of chased pattern of stylised flowers with Celtic/Irish knots. Constructed with a soldered/brazed over lapping vertical seem.

There are no makers marks or signatures on the vase. The construction and shape are not typical of Keswick makers, but the decoration has similarities. Possibly Irish as hinted by the Knot patterns, and a suggestion could be; Thomas sparks of the Youghal Art Metal Works as he trained at the Keswick School of industrial Art.

Size	Marks	Condition
23cm high 10.5cm wide	NO makers marks or signatures.	Good used antique condition. Some minor indents and scratches with a slightly wavy top rim.
Price GB Pounds £75.00	Available UK Only

Art & Crafts Copper Vases

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Art & Crafts Copper Vases c1910 – stock #38718

A good looking pair of copper arts and crafts vase with a foot cylinder form with flared top. Decorated with a design of a stylised leaves and flowers within double lined borders. Typical “Keswick” shape and construction.

These vases are not marked or signed, so certain attribution is not possible. The form suggests a “Keswick” connection, either unmarked Keswick School of Industrial Art, W H Mawson Keswick Home Industries or possibly Thomas Sparks’ Youghal Art Metal Works in Ireland.

Size	Marks	Condition
15cm high 7.5cm wide	Unmarked	One very good with slightly uneven foot and the other has a short split in the top rim and some shallow indents to side.
Price GB Pounds £95.00	Available UK Only

Isle of Wight Glass Vase

19th October 2018 by STEVEN

Isle of Wight Glass – Pink Azurene Vase – stock #39818

A fine looking original Michael Harris Isle of Wight Studio Glass vase with a flared cylinder shape in the Pink Azurene colourway of pinky cranberry coloured glass with gold and silver inclusions. Most likely dating to the early 1980’s.

No makers marks or labels

Size	Marks	Condition
17cm high 6cm wide	Unmarked	No chips, cracks or restorations.
Price GB Pounds £45.00	Available UK Only