Bernard Leach - The Art of Fire: Selections from the Dr John P. Driscoll Collection London Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Collection of the artist
    Janet Leach collection
    Primavera Gallery, Cambridge
    Acquired from the above, 2007

  • Exhibited

    'Pioneers: 101 years of the Leach Pottery', Court Barn, Chipping Campden, 10 July-25 September 2021

  • Literature

    Carol Hogben, The Art of Bernard Leach, London, 1978, illustrated pl. 14
    Exhibition of the Art of Bernard Leach: His Masterpieces Loan by British Museums and Collectors, exh. cat., Tokyo, 1980, illustrated p. 38, pl. 10

33

Dish with inscription by William Blake

1917
Raku, slip trailed decoration of a skylark with a quotation from William Blake around the rim.
20.2 cm (7 7/8 in.) diameter
Slip trailed artist's monogram and dated.

Estimate
£3,000 - 4,000 ‡♠

Sold for £11,340

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The Art of Fire: Selections from the Dr John P. Driscoll Collection

London Auction in association with Maak