Earthenware charger painted by Catherine Sparkes (1842-1910) and priced at £675 from Chester’s Farm Antiques at The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair.
This earthenware charger was painted by Catherine Sparkes (1842- 1910), a genre, flower painter and illustrator who made a significant contribution to the development of faience pottery at Doulton Lambeth.
Dated 1877 and bearing her monogram, the 20in (52.5cm) diameter piece is painted with an Arts & Crafts style border and a central scene showing children constructing a ball of cowslip flowers.