Vase, "Pink Heath"

Country
England
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Object detail

Description
White ground vase with native Pink Heath flowers depicted on front and back, vase cylindrical in form.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Containers vase
Production place
Measurements
H105 x Dia65 mm
Media/Materials description
Porcelain
Signature/Marks
Royal Worcester Made in England
Heath, 2510
Year Mark: 1925, Pattern Mark: 1910
G. Best
$37.00
History and use
This vase is part of the Ben Ronalds collection of fine ceramics and glassware. Over his lifetime, Ronalds acquired a world-class collection of Royal Worcester and comparative pieces from other ceramics and glassware manufacturers.

Benjamin Charles Ronalds (born 1892, died 1970) migrated to Australia in 1911 from England, having served an apprenticeship in the glass trade. In Brisbane, he worked with Oxlades glaziers before opening the Decorative Glass Company in West End from 1924, and his success supported his passion, formed in 1946, to collect Royal Worcester porcelain. Over the next almost 25 years he built up a remarkable collection of that factory’s products. As well as collecting locally, he made several trips overseas, and many interstate to Melbourne and Adelaide.

His collection of over 800 pieces was donated to the Queensland Museum in 1976.
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Registration number
H11428

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