ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 4 - Monday, 8 May 2023
ART UNION BEAKER ON PEDASTAL A.F restored pedestal H.258mm with classical maiden
Current Bid $85 (2 bids, reserve not met)
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Lot Details
Art Nouveau with gilt and vine decoration. Note: C & C P Art Union which stands for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union. This Art Union was originally named the Crystal Palace Art Union and was set up in 1858 by Thomas Battam junior (1810-64) the Art Director of the well known firm of WT Copeland's of Spode Works Stoke on Trent. Art Unions were a clever way of selling more expensive art to the masses.The Art unions of which there were a number around the country were organisations created to function as patrons of art. The members would pay a small annual subscription. The union would spend the subscriptions on works of contemporary art, which were distributed among its members by means of a lottery. This vase was most probably one of the prizes.
