Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
All the Variety and Perfection: The Wedgwood Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin & Suzanne Borow Rubin
Auction: February 15, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
Glazed earthenware
Owen was chief modeler and sculptor at Wedgwood from 1946 to 1967. During this period, this design was trialed in blue Jasperware, but never put into production. The design itself is earlier, predating Owen's employment at Wedgwood; the present example was made during his period at Minton's.
Inscribed "ERIC OWEN '32"
Provenance
Skinner, 1992, Lot 730
Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
Note
See Bonhams Skinner, April 12, 2021, Lot 1178 (for examples in Jasper)