Price
£1750.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Pair of slipware pottery bird whistles initialled WB made in Halifax Yorkshire England early 19th century.
Dated: 1810 to 1830 Halifax Yorkshire England.
A Pair of large-scale pottery slipware whistles formed as a bird (possibly a Cuckoo) perched on a horizontal branch mounted on a conical base in the form of a tree trunk.
Four smaller birds are perched among the branches. The decoration is a striated cream and manganese slip. The whistle emanates a pleasing cuckoo call or a realistic soft cooing of a wood pigeon.
This striking and rare pair are marked on the front with the initials WB.
Dimensions: 9.25 inches high.
Current Condition: Two small birds replaced.
Literature: The English Country Pottery by Peter C.D.Brears and in the Burnap Collection of English Pottery page 34
Dimensions
9.25 inches highThe BADA Standard
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