Set 4 WWI Studio Photographs c.19051918 T.U. Barber Faversham Kent RFA Soldier Wedgwood

Set 4 WWI Studio Photographs c.19051918 T.U. Barber Faversham Kent RFA Soldier WedgwoodAn evocative set of four large format mounted studio photographs by T. U. Barber of Faversham, Kent, c. 1905 1918. Each photograph is mounted on a dark brown card with the photographer's blind embossed credit "T. U. BARBER FAVERSHAM" to the reverse. Almost certainly a single Kent family group, comprising: 1. A young Royal Field Artillery soldier in service dress uniform, the RFA shoulder title clearly visible in close inspection dating the photograph

each plate with its own character and composition

and there is some associated discolouration along the join lines

a hallmark of Wedgwood’s neoclassical taste

it remains a highly decorative and desirable piece for collectors and lovers of fine English pottery

Village weavers favoured a bolder

makes it especially appealing to:

in the Wedgwood style

A striking and unusual piece of Cypriot folk art: a large framed sampler board worked with silk cocoons arranged in decorative patterns

The paste appears fine and white with a clean

and the depth of the celadon green colour all speak to the high standards of Wedgwood’s mid-20th-century production

There are also small painted workman’s or pattern numbers

nuanced colours and carefully applied brushstrokes create depth and warmth