Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, an Arts and Crafts Water Lily or Lotus service etched glass finger bowl, circa 1899, flared form, engraved with sinuous flowering lotus tendrils in the Art Nouveau style, 11.5cm diameter
Note: designed for the Prince of Siam who visited London in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee; see Evans, W. et al. 1995, Whitefriars Glass, p.81, fig.82, for an illustrated example of this bowl; two further examples from this service were sold in these rooms in October 2023 and December 2023
Sold for £110
Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, an Arts and Crafts Water Lily or Lotus service etched glass finger bowl, circa 1899, flared form, engraved with sinuous flowering lotus tendrils in the Art Nouveau style, 11.5cm diameter
Note: designed for the Prince of Siam who visited London in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee; see Evans, W. et al. 1995, Whitefriars Glass, p.81, fig.82, for an illustrated example of this bowl; two further examples from this service were sold in these rooms in October 2023 and December 2023
Auction: Fine & Decorative Arts, 8th Mar, 2024
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