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A touch of tribal

I wanted to write to say how much I enjoyed

The call of the tribe cover story in your

July issue. I thought the article was very

interesting explaining how these beautiful

objects have intrigued and inspired the

West. As much as I enjoyed reading the

history of tribal art I was also inspired by

the impressive way Anna Malhomme de la

Roche had incorporated this art in a modern

interior setting so much so that I have

recently purchased my own humble piece

from the Chokwe tribe. It has inspired me

to read more

about the

tribal history

of Africa of

which I knew

so little.

PETER JAMES

EDWARDS

SUFFOLK

Katya de Grunwald

Pandora’s box

I was given this box as

a present by a friend

a couple of years ago

and I have been trying to

find out more about it to

little avail. At an antiques

fair recently I was told that

it might be from the 1930s.

Hopefully one of your experts

might be able to shed some light

on the matter.

ANNE BUTLER DUBLIN

A friendly

fight

Thank you

for a fantastic

magazine. It is the

best one I have

ever seen and my

wife and I have a

friendly fight when

it arrives to decide

who is going to

read it first. Keep

up the good work

you’re the best!

CHRIS BRITTON

SUFFOLK

EXPERT ADVICE

REBECCA GILBERT

Bristol Auction Rooms

In 1815 John Doulton invested his life savings of £100 in the

Vauxhall Walk pottery of Martha Jones Lambeth. Her foreman

John Watts was also taken into partnership and the rm became

known as Doulton & Watts. It specialised in industrial ware brown

stoneware and drainpipes as well as stoneware bottles for chemicals and beer.

In 1835 John’s 15-year-old son Henry Doulton was taken on as an apprentice. By

1846 Henry had set up an independent Lambeth Pottery which had become the leader

in industrial products. Following the retirement of John Watts in 1853 Doulton and

Watts merged with Henry’s company to become Doulton & Co and was noted for its

hand-decorated gurines vases and dinnerware. I would place an auction estimate

on the lidded box of £10–£20.

10 H&A SUMMER 2017