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Tippoo Tiger Gravy Boat, Lid & Stand by Roger Michell





Stock No. 483 

Here is a rare and highly unusual large gravy boat, lid and stand designed by Roger Michell in 1976/1977 formed as a tiger attacking a man.
Individually hand decorated by Danka Napiorkowska and produced as a small limited edition.
Roger Michell, when he was alive, had an archive of his ceramic designs on his personal website, and in which he commented that only 51 examples out of the intended limited edition of 60 were (successfully) made of this gravy boat. This example is one of those and numbered "23". The story behind the piece is handwritten on the underside of the base plate underglaze along with the limitation notes as follows:
"TIPPOO'S TIGER IS A MEMENTO OF THE DEMISE OF A YOUNG MAN CALLED MUNRO IN 1792; THE DEATH IN 1799 OF TIPPOO SULTAN, THE "TIGER OF MYSORE", AND A REMINDER OF THE MAN-TIGER-ORGAN" TAKEN FROM THE TIPPOO'S PALACE AT SERINGAPATAM AND NOW RESTING IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON.

PRODUCED BY ROGER MICHELL AND DANKA NAPIORKOWSKA AS A LIMITED EDITION FOR LUSTRE POTTERY, ENGLAND 1976.".
The underside of the lower part of the gravy jug is also hand signed in capitals, dated and with the limitation number as follows
"ROGER MICHELL
DANKA NAPIORKOWSKA
LUSTRE POTTERY
ENGLAND 1977
23/60"

Condition is excellent.

Dimensions:
height: 8 inches
width : 11.5 inches

An example is believed to be on permanent exhibition at the V.& A. Museum of Art, London
(See also item 135 on this website- a Lustre Pottery limited edition polychrome example of a teapot which is also based on this design)

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£1,000.00