A Partial Set of Fox Hunting China by W. T. Copeland & Sons and Glassware

(21) pieces total, circa 1920s, England. The lot includes (15) earthenware plates with transferware decoration designed by Lionel Edwards, each plate with individual scene, each marked to underside, including (7) plates (nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10) (10 in. diameter) and (8) bread plates (nos. 4a, 6a - 12a) (6 1/4 in. diameter). Included with the lot are six hand-blown glasses with hand-painted fox hunt related animals, unsigned.

Private Collection from an Equestrian Farm, Moore County, North Carolina

Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards, RI (1878–1966) stands as one of the foremost British sporting artists of the twentieth century, ranked second only to Sir Alfred Munnings as the most important sporting artist of the hunting field of the first half of the twentieth century.

These plates were produced solely for retail at Soane & Smith, a high-end china and glass retailer at 462 Oxford Street in London.

One glass with stable check to foot, some with wear to painted decoration; Plate 2 with knife marks; Plate 4 with knife marks and small rim chip; Plate 8 with minor knife marks and two small rim chips; Plate 10 with minor knife marks; two bread plates with minor knife marks; several plates with minor wear to faux bois rim.

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