by Gertrude Jekyll
A glass'Munstead' flower vase, circa 1885
Designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)
Manufactured by James Powell & Sons (1680-1980)
Height 41.3cm (16 ¼")
£2,300
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The renowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll was asked by the London retailer James Green to design a range of flower vases, the result was known as the 'Munstead range', named after Munstead Wood, Jekylls own cottage designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944).
A sheet from a catalogue showing various sizes of this vase is currently in the collection of the Museum of London (see below), this vase is larger than the largest (13inch) version illustrated on this sheet. To date only one other example of this size is known and was exhibited in London in 2008.
I wish to acknowledge the assistance of Mr Steve Leslie for his help with this research.
Paul Reeves in collaboration with Sotheby's London, The Best of British selling exhibition, 2008, Item pr128
Wendy Evans, Catherine Ross and Alex Werner, Whitefriars Glass: James Powell & Sons of London, 1995
The Country Seat, Glass Act IV, 2006
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