A Private Collection of Burmantofts Faience Pottery - 22nd June 2017
Lot 503
A Leeds Fireclay Co advertising paperweight
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £80
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Description
A Leeds Fireclay Co advertising paperweight, modelled as a seated lion, the base with shields entitled England, Canada, Africa and Australia, covered in a cream glaze, base inscribed The Leeds Fireclay Co Ltd, England Marmo, chips, 13cm. high
Literature
Burmantofts Pottery, Bradford Art Gallery/Leeds Museums, 1984, page 51 catalogue number 57 for a comparable pair illustrated.