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Rare Antique Late Victorian Burmantofts Pottery faience grotesque griffin/basili

£295.00

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Rare Antique Late Victorian Burmantofts Pottery faience grotesque griffin/basilisk vase with a yellow glaze. It features a grotesque creature design with a winged body, glass eyes and a wide-open mouth forming the spout. Numbered 1222 and 460 to the base

Some age related damage. Several chips on the wings and claws - see photos

H14”xW6”xD6”

£295

Ref/04124

Burmantofts Pottery, based in Leeds, England, operated as an art pottery manufacturer between approximately 1880 and 1904 These items are characterized by their "faience" (low-fired) pottery and were finished in various monochrome glazes, with yellow and turquoise being particularly notable trademark colors.

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