Pair of earthenware bookends Keith Murray shape 3944 with a black glaze The bookends are formed by a weighty right angled base Within the angle is a curving double stepped form slightly less wide than the main block and decorated with five concave grooves

Pair of Bookends

Designed by Keith Murray, Wedgwood

About 1935

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Round box with painted scene of two warriors and a monk
Small tin glazed earthenware delftware dish decorated in cobalt blue with the half length portraits of King William III and his wife Queen Mary II who together reigned over the kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland beginning in 1689 both depicted in royal robes with crowns inscribed with the initial W next to Williams head and M between the couple with R to the right of Marys head with three thin blue lines around the edge
Small brooch or buckle comprised of a round white jasper medallion with dark blue dip and white jasper bas relief of a seated classical warrior possibly Achilles set in a cut steel mount of pointed oval shape and adorned with faceted cut steel beads around the medallion which are then set in a semi random pattern the downward turned edges engraved in a simple pattern of graduated upside down Vs
Octagonal lustre bowl with bronze exterior and mottled pearlized blue interior fruit designs Four of the eight fields on the outside of the bowl are decorated with larger fruit arrangements a grapes purple glaze a pear orangeyellow glaze leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design b grapes purple glaze two peaches orangeyellow glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design c grapes purple glaze an apricot orangeyellow glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design d grapes purple glaze three mirabelles orangeyellow glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design These designs are alternated with individual fruit designs a a strawberry orangeyellowred glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design b a plum purple glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design c a blackberry purple glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design d an apricot orangeyellowred glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design A rope like pattern decorates the upper rim of the outside of the bowl The inside has a mother of pearl glaze with a geometric gilded pattern along the upper rim of the bowl with a red glaze In the inside there are six individual fruits equally distributed throughout the bowl halfway up the side a a strawberry orangeyellowred glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design b a plum purple glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design c a raspberry orangeyellowred glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design d a plum purple glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design e an apricot orangeyellowred glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design f a plum purple glaze and leaves green glaze gilding used to outline the design The bottom of the bowl is decorated with three large strawberries orangeyellowred glaze leaves green glaze and two strawberry blossoms one green one blue glaze gilding used to outline the design