Wednesday 25 February 2026
Phyllis Keyes (1881-1968) Bowl, circa 1930s Tin glazed earthenware Mark to base 'P' with two...
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Description
Phyllis Keyes (1881-1968)
Bowl, circa 1930s
Tin glazed earthenware
Mark to base 'P' with two crossed keys
4.1cm high, 20cm diameter
Provenance
By repute purchased on the Kings Road, London, circa 1946, thence by descent
Note
During the 1930s, Phyllis Keyes collaborated with Bloomsbury group members Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, providing them with thrown blank pottery to decorate. Several surviving pottery works known to have been decorated by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant also bear Keyes' maker's mark. Examples of these works can be found at Charleston, Monks House (home of Virginia Woolf), and the V&A, London.
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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.
VAT
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