Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - Day One - 16th March 2022
Lot 45
A Carter's Poole Pottery Lion paperweight
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £150
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Description
A Carter's Poole Pottery Lion paperweight, modelled as a lion, lying, holding a shield with an Art Nouveau flower motif, glazed green unsigned 11.3cm. wide
Provenance
The Redstone Collection.
Literature
Leslie Hayward and Paul Atterbury, Poole Pottery, Richard Dennis Publications, page 28 for a comparable example advertising Carter tiles.
Jennifer Haskins The Poole Potteries Barrie & Jenkins, page 36 for a comparable example illustrated (V&A Collection) where compared to the Lion Sejant designed by Alfred Stevens for the British Museum railings.