An S Hancock & Sons Morrisware vase designed by George Cartlidge

An S Hancock & Sons Morrisware vase designed by George Cartlidge, model C18-25, compressed form with tapering neck and knopped rim, tubeline decorated with bell flower on sinuous Art Nouveau stems, in shades of red, purple and green on a lavender ground, printed factory mark, painted facsimile signature, hairline to top rim, 24cm. high

Provenance

26th October 2000 lot 83 (Christie's?)

Literature

Tony Johnson, The Morris Ware, Tiles and Art of George Cartlidge, private press, page 90 for a comparable example illustrated.