A Private Collection of Burmantofts Faience Pottery - 22nd June 2017
Lot 550
A Burmantofts Faience Fijian dish
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600
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Description
A Burmantofts Faience Fijian dish, model no.1802, the stylised figural dish with modelled head, glazed turquoise, with applied glass eyes, impressed marks, 19cm. wide
Catalogue Notes
Like Christopher Dresser who produced a variation of this dish for Linthorpe Pottery, this Burmantofts dish is based on examples of Fijian ceremonial wooden dishes that were included in national museum collections including the British Museum.
Literature
Michael Whiteway Christopher Dresser A Design Revolution, V&A, page 93 plate 114 for a Linthorpe example next to an original Fijian dish from the British Museum collection.