Lot 213 , A Doulton Lambeth stoneware 'Thistle' washing-line-post finial, c.1936, designed by Gilbert Bayes for the St Pancras Housing Association Flats

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware 'Thistle' washing-line-post finial, c.1936, designed by Gilbert Bayes for the St Pancras Housing Association Flats, modelled in relief on a rectangular plinth with the Scottish thistle, 32.5cm high, on a later painted wood plinth, 37.5cm high overall. Literature: Louise Irvine and Paul Atterbury, 'Gilbert Bayes: Sculptor 1872-1953', Richard Dennis and The Fine Art Society, 1998, pp. 90 and 172 for illustrated examples
£800-1,200

Condition:
Provenance; Ann Turner Collection of Doulton Pottery, Sworders, Lot 100 16th May 2023 Old hairline cracks to the thistle. The scrolled sides appear to have restoration. Old hairline cracks to the base - remnants of a metal shaft to the base. Flaking to the plinth.

Sold for £900