TWO FAMILLE ROSE 'LADY' WARES QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH
a lidded teapot painted with ladies and boys in garden, reverse inscribed with poem, with two metal over-head handles; together with a saucer finely decorated with four ladies engaging with leisurely activities, the exterior painted with five bats, the base inscribed with a six-character Jiaqing mark in iron-red (Dimensions: teapot: 20cm wide; saucer: 14.6cm diameter) (Qty: 2)
(teapot: 20cm wide; saucer: 14.6cm diameter)
Qty: (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage Note: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.
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a lidded teapot painted with ladies and boys in garden, reverse inscribed with poem, with two metal over-head handles; together with a saucer finely decorated with four ladies engaging with leisurely activities, the exterior painted with five bats, the base inscribed with a six-character Jiaqing mark in iron-red (Dimensions: teapot: 20cm wide; saucer: 14.6cm diameter) (Qty: 2)
(teapot: 20cm wide; saucer: 14.6cm diameter)
Qty: (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage Note: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.
