TWO JAPANESE BRONZE WARES MEIJI PERIOD

TWO JAPANESE BRONZE WARES MEIJI PERIOD 明治 ‘京都�製’款 銅�胎�瑯觀音立� � éŠ…èƒŽï¿½çµ²ï¿½ç‘¯ç‡ è‡º a champleve enamel figure of a standing Kannon, the base set with a four-character mark in a square panel; and a cloisonne enamel candle holder decorated with cranes (heights: 33cm and 7.6cm) 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.