Powder Blue' a Moorcroft Pottery vase designed by William Moorcroft, cylindrical form, with flaring rim, covered in a speckled blue glaze, a pair of Moorcroft 'Powder Blue candlesticks, a pot and cover, tray similar, a small orange glazed bowl, and a small collection of ceramics impressed marks, 15.5cm. high (a lot) Provenance The David Coachworth and Peter Myers Collection. Liberty 1875-1975, An Exhibition to Mark the Firm's Centenary, Victoria & Albert Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, July-October 1975, page 100 catalogue number E27.

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