‘Shakespeare’s Monument’ spill vase, Hilditch & Hopwood c. 1850

$145.00 AUD

Hilditch & Hopwood porcelain spill vase, with bat print titled ‘Shakespeare’s Monument’, from the ‘Shakespearian Relics’ series.
Unmarked,
circa 1850

8.4cm ht.
excellent condition

ref. N.C.S. #130 p21 for a discussion on this interesting group. Hilditch & Hopwood made these ‘tourist wares ‘ 1845-55, and for various local retailers. Moorabool has recorded SPARSHOTT and JOHN LUCK. The Hilditch attribution has come through a cup & sacuer of distinct Hilditch form, and some examples bear a mark for the retailer T. Hake – and ‘Shakespearian Relics’ .

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