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Lot 284

A large Dillwyn's Etruscan vase
Circa 1848-50.

8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £540 inc. premium

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A large Dillwyn's Etruscan vase

Circa 1848-50.
Of amphora shape, printed in black outline with a warrior beside his chariot, the reverse with a figure on horseback attacked by two others, a scrolled border around the shoulder, 37.2cm high, printed 'Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware' mark within scrolled cartouche (small chip to the foot, fine crack to neck)

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Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware was produced at the Cambrian factory between 1848-50, under the proprietorship of Lewis Llewellyn Dillwyn. Inspired by Greek pottery, the aim was to produce inexpensive objects to adorn the homes of the less well off. The ware was made from clay found on the estate of Dillwyn's elder brother at Penllergaer. His wife Bessie (nee de la Beche) is said to have had considerable involvement in the design. The ware is discussed by Mike Lewis, Dillwyn's Etruscan Ware, Welsh Ceramics in Context, Part II, p 247 and E Morton Nance, The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea and Nantgarw, p 179. For a similarly decorated vase, see E Morton Nance, plate LXXXIIE. See also plate LXXXVID and E for the designs on both sides of the vase. Another similar vase was sold in these rooms on 9 March 2005, lot 163

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