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Garden Worker in English Stoneware with Shovel Carrying A Bag of Grapes

$16,500
£12,622.65
€14,517.51
CA$23,564.10
A$25,974.08
CHF 13,420.98
MX$310,501.72
NOK 168,835.06
SEK 158,680.91
DKK 108,433

About the Item

A stoneware figure in the Arts and Crafts style, inscribed “Garden Labour”, depicting a worker with one hand gripping the handle of a shovel, the other hand on his brow, his back against a Doric column entwined with stylized grapevines, attributed to Compton Pottery.
  • Attributed to:
    Robert Compton Pottery (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Stoneware,Cast,Fired
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1895
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Two structurally stable hairline cracks were filled.
  • Seller Location:
    Katonah, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 066141stDibs: LU864443994592

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