Lot 73
  • 73

ATTR. BERNARD LEACH | Press-moulded Slipware Dish

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Bernard Leach
  • Press-moulded Slipware Dish
  • impressed with Leach Pottery seal
  • earthenware with a trailed slip design
  • width: 33.5 cm.; 13in.
  • Executed circa the 1930s.

Provenance

John Bedding
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited

London, Hunter/Whitfield, For the Sake of the Thing Itself, 2nd October - 7th November 2018, un-numbered exhibition.

Condition

Structurally sound with no obvious signs of damage or restoration. There are a few tiny nicks and nips to the edges, visible upon closer inspection, together with some minor imperfections to the glaze, in keeping with the nature of the Artist's techniques and materials. This excepting the work appears in very good overall condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any further requests regarding the present work.
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