A lamp base with applied relief scene of a cottage and its garden of flowers, the fence, and many tall trees. Incised signature just under the cord exit hole. The piece has two hairline cracks as shown, and age-related crazing, no chips.

Peggy Whiting (1892-1962) trained at Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT) from 1935 – 1940 under Klytie Pate. She produced many earthenware domestic pieces such as jugs, bowls and vases and some figurines between 1935 & 1950. One of her fellow potters and co-exhibitors was Lady Brookes (Later Dame Mabel) who had a kiln in the backyard of her home Kurneh in Domain Rd, South Yarra. Whiting was a talented potter, her pieces continue to give pleasure and rarely come to the market. This is a wonderful and special piece, unique.

Size: 16 cm high, 15 cm across, weight 1.5 Kg

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Please examine the pictures, they complete the description. While I do my best to reproduce the true colours of the pieces, they will vary slightly from system to system, and in actual viewing they will vary under differing lighting. All white spots are purely light reflections from the camera flash.

Shipping: including tracking world wide. The item will first be wrapped bubble before packing securely in a solid box with lots of peanuts – earthquake proof. Our target is to ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. Just occasionally this could extend to 2-3 days, however. I always combine on postage where possible.

International buyers are very welcome, import duties and other fees are your responsibility. Items will be declared at the purchase price, we will not ship it as a gift.

Returns are available only if an item is not as described, the photos are an important part of the description. Refunds will be given only on receipt of the returned item, return postage will be at your expense. If you are unhappy with the item upon delivery, please contact me ASAP as I would like the opportunity to remedy the situation and have you as a happy customer.