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Burmantofts Faience Mantle Clock with Sphinx

About the Item
A rare Burmantofts Faience mantel clock of tall tapering rectangular form, cast in low relief with a heron wading in a river, with panels of tall flowering stems, the top surmounted with a Sphinx. The clock is glazed in red. The clock is model number 1434 and has impressed and incised marks to the base. The clock movement does not have a key and has not been tested but appears in good condition.
Literature: Jason Wigglesworth Burmantofts Faience A Compendium of Design, private press, page 57 for a comparable clock illustrated, glazed turquoise blue.
Burmantofts Pottery Bradford Art Galleries & Museum, page 51 catalogue number 55 for a comparable example.
Provenance: From an extensive and important single owner private collection.
- Creator:Burmantofts Pottery (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Pottery,Glazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1882-1904
- Condition:In excellent condition, a few superficial scratches around the clock face housing.
- Seller Location:Bishop's Stortford, GB
- Reference Number:
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