The Churchill Vase
Thomas Goode & Co. Ltd
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
280 mm (Height); 280 mm (Diameter)
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101329
Summary
Ceramic with Gilt. The Churchill Vase, by Goode’s after 1955. Octagonal urn shape in alternating blue and white ceramic. Gilt detailing of the achievements, biographical information and portrait face of Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965). ‘Lion’s mask’ handles.
Marks and inscriptions
Alternate sides: Lid: "Citizen of the United States of America", "Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill K.G. P.C. O.M. C.H. F.R.S. M.P. Fiel Pero Desdichado" and "Born November 30th 1874 to Lady Randolph Spencer-Churchill (nee Miss Jennie Jerome of New York". Urn: "Prime Minister of Great Britain 1940 - 1945, 1951 - 1955", "Soldier", "Author", "Statesman" and "Artist".
Makers and roles
Thomas Goode & Co. Ltd, maker