Lot 65
WILLIAM STEPHEN COLEMAN (1829–1904)
PREPARING TO BATHE
Paul Reeves: An Eye for Design feat. Textiles as Art II | 548
Auction: 14 February 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
watercolour and bodycolour, signed with inscription to slip W.S. COLEMAN, within Aesthetic Movement ebonised and gilt-incised frame in the manner of Christopher Dresser, bears auctioneer's catalogue title page and entry verso
Dimensions
image 44.5cm diameter, with frame 72cm square
Footnote
Literature: Bergensen, V. 'The Encyclopaedia of Art Pottery', Barrie & Jenkins 1991 which shows a charger by Coleman within a similar frame to the current lot.
Provenance: Collection of A. J. Shwabe, sold Christies Manson & Woods, 2nd December 1905, Lot 95
Note: W. S. Coleman joined Minton's in 1869 and was Art Director of the Minton's Art Pottery Studio from 1871 to 1873. The painting on offer here is characteristic of the work he produced for the firm, its circular format indicating that it was possibly a design for a charger.