Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 20th March 2019
Lot 143
A Carter Stabler & Adams Poole Pottery model of a squirrel probably designed by Harold Stabler
Estimate £120 - £180 | Hammer £400
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Description
A Carter Stabler & Adams Poole Pottery model of a squirrel probably designed by Harold Stabler, modelled standing on hind legs and eating a nut, covered in an orange (uranium) glaze, a Poole Pottery Picotee glazed Retriever bust probably designed by Harry Brown, a Poole Pottery German Shepherd (alsation), Terrier and Retriever wall masks impressed marks, 16.5cm. high (squirrel) (5)
Literature
Design in Modern Industry, 1922, The Yearbook of the Design and Industries Association, page 80 for a comparable hare modelled as a mascot for London Country Buses designed by Harold Stabler.
Leslie Hayward & Paul Atterbury Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis Publications, page 76 for the wall masks illustrated.