Rare Doulton Stoneware & Nizami-Inspired Wedgwood Luster Bowl Come to Auction With Lion and Unicorn

Mark Marshall is regarded as an exceptionally prolific designer in Doulton’s pottery history. He produced some of the most imaginative pieces with unrestrained creativity for the company. Using vivid colors and inventive shapes, Marshall modeled grotesque and fanciful stoneware. One such rare vase, The Oracle, is a key highlight of the upcoming April Collectors Auction at Lion and Unicorn. The 23.5-inch tall piece has light and dark brown glaze and a grotesque head for the lid. With foliate and floral decorations, the stoneware has three mice on the body and one seated on the handle. The sale offers many other striking Doulton items, including a large hand-decorated figurine of Henry V at Agincourt. Released in 1997, this deep red and blue piece is accented in gold gilt. Another key pub and whisky accessory from the ceramic manufacturer is a prototype character jug depicting Bill Clinton. It is modeled with a saxophone and American flag handle and marked Pascoe and Co. 

Wedgwood’s Nizami pattern fairyland luster bowl also leads the listings. Created by artist Daisy Makeig Jones, the footed bowl is inspired by the works of the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Lion and Unicorn.