24th Jul, 2025 10:00

Fine & Decorative Arts

 
Lot 418
 

418

Philip Webb for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts green wine glass, circa 1860, the cylindrical ogee bowl on short plain stem and conical foot, 10.5cm high

Note: likely designed as part of a suite for William Morris' house Red House and later retailed through Morris Marshall and Faulkner, the bowl shape and proportions are similar to those illustrated in designs in the Victoria and Albert Museum, while the colour and texture of the glass is typical of that produced by Powell in the 1860s

Sold for £400


 

Philip Webb for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts green wine glass, circa 1860, the cylindrical ogee bowl on short plain stem and conical foot, 10.5cm high

Note: likely designed as part of a suite for William Morris' house Red House and later retailed through Morris Marshall and Faulkner, the bowl shape and proportions are similar to those illustrated in designs in the Victoria and Albert Museum, while the colour and texture of the glass is typical of that produced by Powell in the 1860s

Auction: Fine & Decorative Arts, 24th Jul, 2025

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