A vase designed by Constance Spry. UPDATE: THIS MADE €875 AT HAMMER
Constance Spry is best remembered nowadays as the creator, with Rosemary Hume, of coronation chicken. The spicy, mayonnaise concoction- filling for millions of 21st century airport sandwiches – must have been revolutionary in these latitudes in 1952. Derby born Spry, who lived for a time in Ireland, was a creative independent innovator and ahead of her time businesswoman who ultimatey employed 60 people at her flower decoration shop on South Audley St. in London.
A vase designed by Spry comes up at Hegarty’s Stoneview Collection Part II online sale in Bandon on November 13. The twin fern handled vase on pedestal with unglazed exterior and glazed interior was produced around 1930 at Fulham Pottery. The estimate is €400-€800. The sale offers antique furniture, silver, art, jewellery and collectors items including a Strahan console table and a landscape by William Langley. Highlights from the first part of the collection included a Lusitania life jacket which made €1,050 at hammer over a top estimate of €400 and a pair of George II Irish silver candlesticks which sold for €2,900.
A console table by Robert Strahan. UPDATE: THIS MADE 460 AT HAMMER