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Lot 309

A fine Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, cover and inner cover by Harry Davis, dated 1916

15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A fine Royal Worcester pot pourri vase, cover and inner cover by Harry Davis, dated 1916

Of ovoid shape with a pierced crown-like outer cover, painted with storks wading in a shallow pool within a desert landscape, distant mountains outlined against the matt blue sky, signed H Davis, 34cm high, puce mark, shape number 2048 (cover restored) (3)

Footnotes

Storks at an Oasis had been a specialty of Walter Powell (see the following lots) and under factory rules no other artist was allowed to tackle this subject. The First World War changed everything and late in 1915 Walter Powell joined the 1st Worcestershire Regt. Harry Davis remained in the depleted painting department until later in 1916 when he too enlisted. This vase was painted early in 1916 when Harry was the only artist with enough experience to paint on the matt blue background. Powell did not return to the factory and the subject of storks was later given to George Johnson and Albert Shuck. Only one other vase by Harry Davis is recorded.

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