15th Feb, 2023 11:00 EDT
All the Variety and Perfection: The Wedgwood Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin & Suzanne Borow Rubin
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A Wedgwood Black Fairyland Lustre Malfrey Pot
UK, 1920s
Glazed and gilded bone china.
Decoration designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945). Exterior of body with a version of the "Elves and Bell Branch" design, modified for this small shape. Lid in the "Woodland Elves IV" design.
Printed Wedgwood Portland Vase mark, inscribed "Z4968"
H: 3 1/2, Dia: 4 1/2 in.
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Glazed and gilded bone china.
Decoration designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945). Exterior of body with a version of the "Elves and Bell Branch" design, modified for this small shape. Lid in the "Woodland Elves IV" design.
Printed Wedgwood Portland Vase mark, inscribed "Z4968"
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
Literature
Des Fontaines, Una, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Born-Hawes, New York, 1975, p. 111 (lid design) and p. 115
