Phyllis Keyes (British, 1881-1968) and Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961)

Phyllis Keyes (British, 1881-1968) and Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961)
A unique tin-glazed earthenware dish made by Phyllis Keyes, decorated by Vanessa Bell, circa 1934
34.3 x 47 cm. (13 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
marked with Keyes insignia and initialled 'VB' (to the underside)
Provenance
Edna Clarke Hall, thence by descent
Private Collection, U.K.

Edna Clarke Hall was a Slade School artist who attended the Bloomsbury Group's Friday Club. She was a contemporary of Gwen and Augustus John, Ida Nettleship, Ambrose McEvoy and Albert Rutherston, She now is best known for her many illustrations to Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.

We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.