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   English Compton Pottery sundial


 

Description:
A Compton Pottery sundial, early 20th century. The top in the form of a putto holding a hemisphere dial calibrated with hours all on a ribbed cylindrical column. The Compton Potters Art Guild was established in 1895 by Mary Watts, wife of portrait painter and sculpture George Watts and produced decorative terra cotta work in the village of Compton (near Guilford) England. Originally organized to produce decoration for a chapel, the pottery continued production of architectural items and garden ornament after completion of the chapel in 1896. Liberty & Company as well as other leading designers of the times, including Archibald Knox, engaged the firm to produce their designs.
Inventory Number: GDN041808.2

Dealer  

Finnegan Gallery
Contact   Marty Shapiro Phone: 312.738.9747
Period: 1st Half 20th Century (1901 -1949)
Date: 1910
Origin: England
Condition: Good condtion, the brass gnomon is a later replacement.
Measurements: Height: 34"
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Web-site: http://www.finnegangallery.com
Price: SOLD
E-mail: Inquire
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