A Private Collection of Burmantofts Faience Pottery - 22nd June 2017

Lot 624

A Burmantoft Faience mantel clock

Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £850

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Description

A Burmantoft Faience mantel clock , model no. 1429, waisted, rectangular section, the top modelled in relief with a lioness sleeping with three cubs, the body modelled in low relief with foliate motif, glazed turquoise blue, with enamelled circular dial with Roman numerals, impressed marks, impressed W.A., minor glaze loss 26cm. high

Literature

Jason Wigglesworth Burmantofts Faience - A Compendium of Designs, page 58 for an example glazed red.