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Lot 87
A rare Robert Heron & Son Wemyss ware three handled loving cup, painted with fir cones and continues branches in scalloped green and plum borders, 23.5cm h, painted R.H.S. Fife Pottery, c1900. ++Fine descending crack from the base, two hairline X shaped cracks in the base, one handle broken and neatly glued back into position with tiny old filled loss at the base of the handle. No professional restoration
Lot 133
A large Wemyss Kenmore vase, of shouldered form with a pierced band and painted with cherries, 37cm high, impressed and script marks and retailer's mark for Thomas Goode (small hairline crack) See Wemyss Ware 1880- 1930 at Sotheby's Belgravia 1t7th-23rd Nov. 1976, Exhib. by Rogers de Rin, p. 75 for a similar example decorated with poppies.
Lot 8
WEMYSS MEDIUM LOVING CUP, CIRCA 1900 decorated by James Sharp with cabbage roses, damages 19.5cm high; a small WEMYSS GROSVENOR VASE, decorated with apples, impressed mark 'Wemyss', chips to the rim, 14cm high; and a WEMYSS SINGLE PRINCESS INKSTAND, LINER & COVER, decorated by James Sharp with purple plums, painted and impressed mark 'Wemyss', painted retailer's mark 'T. Goode & Co.', 16.5cm across (3)
Lot 11
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "It has seemed to me more pos-/ sible than I knew to carry a friend-/ ship greatly on one side. Why should/ I cumber myself with regrets - It / never troubles the sun that some/ of his rays fall wide and/ vain into ungrateful/ space./ Emerson." 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi- circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine"".
Lot 12
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "A friend loveth/ at all times./ Proverbs" 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 13
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "One God - and no more/ But friends good store.", unmarked 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine -Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 14
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "'A friend a companion/ never meet amiss.'/ Ec. - xi. 23." 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine -Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 15
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; ""Safe thou art on every/ side/ Friendship nothing finds to hide."" 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine -Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 16
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "'L'Amitie c'est lamour/ sans ailes.'/ G. Sand" 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 17
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; ""Les Fleurs les plus belles/ perdent un jour leur beaute,/ mais une amitie fi**/ dure etenite." (glaze chips) 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine -Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine- Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine- Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi- circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 18
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN MARKER, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground; "Dowager Countess/ of Airlie.", framed in wood Total height; 10.5cm Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine- Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 19
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "Flowers are lovely;/ Love is flower-like;/ Friendship is a sheltering / tree./ Coleridge" 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 20
WEMYSS RARE GARDEN PLAQUE, CIRCA 1894. of heart shape, inscribed by Karel Nekola in blue enamel and reserved on a white ground with the legend; "My Friends have come to me/ unsought/ The great God gave them to me./ Emerson" 15cm wide, 15cm high Provenance; Mr Randolph and Lady Lillian Erskine-Wemyss, for the Friendship Garden at Chapel Gardens, West Wemyss, circa 1894. Lady Victoria Erskine-Wemyss Thence as a gift to the present owner. Literature; Andrew S. Cunningham 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation', published Leven 1909. Peter Davis and Robert Rankine 'Wemyss Ware', presented by Victoria de Rin and David MacMillan, pub. Edinburgh 1986. Note:The patronage of the Wemyss family at nearby Wemyss Castle was an enormous contribution to the success that Robert Heron & Son enjoyed with Wemyss Ware. Indeed as a tribute to the family two vases in the range were named for Randolph Erskine-Wemyss' sister Lady Henry Grosvenor (Grosvenor vase) and for his second wife Lady Eva Wellesley (Lady Eva vase). From the beginning of the project and throughout its heyday at the turn of the 20th century their continuing support ensured the success of the range. The following lots bear testament to their support as they were specially commissioned from Robert Heron & Son by the Erskine-Wemyss family to decorate the Friendship Garden which had been created within The Chapel Garden in 1894 by Mr Erskine Wemyss and his then wife Lady Lillian Wemyss. Each is painted by Karel Nekola, chief decorator at Robert Heron & Son, with a motto pertaining to friendship and can be seen in contemporary photographs attached to a tree in the middle of the garden (see illustration left and overleaf). Accompanying documents with these plaques show photographs of the completed garden as well as a list of donors to the garden and the plants donated dated 1894. The photographs show borders of donated plants surrounding the central tree and each donors plot is marked with a heart-shaped plaque - one of which survives in this group (lot ) and is inscribed 'Dowager Countess of Airlie'. The Chapel Garden had been created in 1894 by Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss adjacent to the burial ground he had created for his family by the ruined chapel nearby in the same year. Andrew S. Cunningham in his 1909 publication 'Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss: An Appreciation' writes about the garden; "The garden is situated in a semi-circular creek in Red Rocks Bay, to the west of the village of West Wemyss….To get to the place of burial one has to pass through a pergola of ivy and hops and pretty creeping hops, and at every turn he meets rustic gateways and pretty creeping plants. In a pond constructed in the red rock there are some rare specimens of plants and roses grow in profusion. The old dovecote which takes the name of the East Tower, has been converted into a summer house, and above the entrance are carved the words: "I wish the sun would shine on all men's fruits and flowers as well as mine""
Lot 34
WEMYSS RARE SECTIONAL SHAVING SET, CIRCA 1900 decorated with cabbage roses and comprising a footed soap bowl, the interior with conical spiked prunts, a twin-handled water vessel, and a chamber candlestick, apparently unmarked, minor restoration to candle nozzle and base of water vessel (3) Total height; 25.5cm
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