British Art Pottery & Design - 14th December 2017
Lot 354
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware Borogove grotesque by Mark V Marshall
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware Borogove grotesque by Mark V Marshall, dated 1881, the wild boar like creature incised with foliate decoration in brown, green and buff incised MVM 81 to base, professional restoration to two feet, 21cm. high
Literature
Desmond Eyles & Louise Irvine, The Doulton Lambeth Wares, Richard Dennis, page 120 for an example of the Borogove illustrated.
The Borogove creature was inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice Through the Looking Glass published in 1871. This creature bears a stronger resemblance to the Mome raths described by Humpty Dumpty as 'a sort of green pig'.