
This is a stunning large charger by Reginald A. Lewis (1899 - 1990).
It is 11 inches in diameter and decorated with incised and hand-painted fish swimming in reeds.
It is signed and with his stamp on the base, as photographed.
It is in excellent condition - with no damages.
Reginald Lewis worked in many mediums, including ceramic, stone, coal, wood and paint.
He was a founder member of Birmingham Craftsmen’s Club, which was influenced by the philosophy of William Morris.
Lewis was a teacher at Birmingham Municipal School of Art between 1934 and 1951. He was also a member of the Birmingham Art Circle, and regularly exhibited works of sculpture and pottery at Art Circle exhibitions.
In the late 1940s, he was elected ARBSA Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
Elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1948, he became a fellow in 1975 and later vice president.
Lewis was head of the School of Ceramics and Glass at Birmingham College of Art after the Second World War and from 1948 had his own studio, the Glympton Studio at Water Orton, near Birmingham.