Painted fruit by Howard Rice; A Victoria Plum, a Fig, a Greengage and another Plum signed H.J.R. and variously dated to the bottom, together with others by a similar hand etc.
Sold for £360
Condition Report
Carved wood and meticulously hand decorated to simulate fruit
Group of four Victoria Plums - some minor surface dirt and one stalk is partial. (only one is signed & dated of the four, but all seem by the same hand)
Three greengages - some surface dirt, the greenish one is signed with initials and dated
Fig - small scratches visible around the neck of the fruit (signed with initials and dated to the base)
Dark plum - two small scratches (less than 1mm), stalk is partial, signed with initials and dated to the base
Pear - in the manner of Howard Rice but unsigned, stalk is broken
Crab apple - in the manner of Howard Rice but unsigned
others likely by other makers
Auction: The Interiors Sale, 16th Jan, 2025
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