A Staffordshire enameled round wall plaque Painted by Clarice Cliff (English, 1899-1972), Arthur J. Wilkinson, Royal Staffordshire Pottery, England, circa 1935

After the work by Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA (Welsh, 1867-1956), titled British Empire Panel (11) India, depicting a scene from British colonized India, noted on verso, "The Brangwyn panels designed for the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords 1925/ first exhibited at Olympia 1933/ Painted by Clarice Cliff from one of the panels. A Wilkinson/ Royal Staffordshire Pottery/ Burslem/ Staffordshire," and bearing "AW" cipher, and signed, "Frank Brangwyn."

Dia: 17 1/4 in. D: 1 1/4 in.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

Note

This scene was painted after Brangwyn's work, British Empire Panel (11) India, which was part of a series of sixteen panels commissioned by Edward Guinness, Earl of Iveagh for display in the Royal Gallery of the Westminster Palace, to commemorate those who fought and died in WWI. The people are shown harvesting fruits and vegetables, symbolizing the region's bounty.

Another example featuring the same scene was sold at Bonham's, London, March 18, 2009, lot 135.

Provenance

Bearing label for Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts, lot 451

Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin.