Rare Tasmanian Blue Gum Vase by Sally Tuffin, 1993

A large Moorcroft Tasmanian blue gum vase, designed by Sally Tuffin, dated 1993, numbered 14/50, of baluster form decorated with flowering gum nuts amongst gum leaves on a green and blue ground, impressed factory mark, impressed diamond mark for 1993, signed and dated: S. T. Des 13.8.93, signed and dated: J. Moorcroft 18.9.94, also marked 'E.A. Joyce & Son Tasmania Centenary 1893-1993' together with the monogram for Sally Tuffin, 42 cm high. Provenance: Despard gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, October 6th 2000. Literature: Paul Atterbury, Moorcroft Revised edition 1897-1993, Denis and Edwards, England, 1993, p. 193