Lot 114
- 114
Hans Coper
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Hans Coper
- An Early and large Barrel-shaped Vase Form
- impressed HC seal
- stoneware, spiralling sgraffito to the crazed cream slip showing the manganese glaze below, a darker manganese glaze at the lip, foot and interior
- height: 36cm.; 14in.
- Executed in the early to mid 1950s.
Provenance
Gifted by Leonard Elmhirst to The Dartington Hall Trust, 20th November 1971
Exhibited
Dartington Hall, High Cross House, c1995 - 2010.
Condition
There are two tiny minor chips to the rim and a slight impact to the rim. The surface is slightly dirty, otherwise the work is in good overall condition.
Please telephone the department on 0207 293 6242 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This form was much used by Coper in the early 1950s and was a base for a variety of different surface designs, see for example, Tony Birks, Hans Coper, William Collins & Co. Ltd., London 1983, p.91. The present work was almost certainly included amoungst a group of Coper's work in the 1952 Dartington International Conference of Craftsmen in P꧒ottery and Textiles.