Monday 11th May - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Comics Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables

Monday 11th May - Antiques, Jewellery, Militaria, Coins, Comics Vinyl, Toys, Ceramics, Collectables

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Lot 496: A 20th-century British studio pottery stoneware owl and leaf relief wall charger 34 x 33cm

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Start price: £40

Estimated price: £50 - £80

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In the style of Bernatf Rooke A large studio pottery stoneware wall charger of circular form with a shallow well and a slightly raised rim. The interior is decorated in high relief with three large, deeply veined leaves arranged centrally. Perched upon and around the leaves are seven hand-modelled owls of various sizes, featuring textured detailing to represent plumage. The relief elements are finished in mottled ochre, tan, and cream glazes against a dark metallic-grey to black ground with mottled greenish-brown flecks and a pitted surface characteristic of certain stoneware firings. The reverse features an integral pierced lug at the top edge fitted with a wire for hanging. The base has a circular unglazed foot rim with a shallow circular indentation to the centre.