Lot 108 , A pair of large Linthorpe painted earthernware vases, c.1880, designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904)

A pair of large Linthorpe painted earthernware vases, c.1880, designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), each painted by Fred Brown with blossom on a pale yellow to brown graduated egg shell ground, impressed marks ‘Linthorpe’, ‘HT’ for Henry Tooth, and shape number 889, one with partial Christopher Dresser impressed script mark, black painted FB monogram, 45cm high
£800-1,200

Condition:
Both good; one vase with two very small chips to leaf enamels at footrim, not easily seen.

Sold for £1,100