It was part of a collection of more than 90 pieces of the pottery (and an additional 40 pieces by the Burmantoft factory of Leeds with whom they shared a number of designers) collected over 40 years by a local vendor.
Linthorpe pre-Columbian-style pottery vessel by Dresser
UK: THIS Linthorpe pre-Columbian-style pottery vessel, designed by Dr Christopher Dresser during his time as Art Superintendent at John Harrison's Middlesborough factory c.1879-81, was sold to London's New Century by Darlington auctioneer Thomas Watson & Son for £1500 (plus 15 per cent premium) on March 21.
