A Burmantofts Faience mantel clock

A Burmantofts Faience mantel clock, model no.1434, tapering rectangular form, cast in low relief with a heron wading in a river, with panels of tall flower stems, the top surmounted with a Sphinx, glazed red, impressed and incised marks, remains of paper label, 34cm. high

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.