A set of four lead satyr musician figures

J.P.WHITE, BEDFORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A set of four lead satyr musician figures
J.P.White, Bedford, early 20th century
Each shown playing various instruments, on waisted concave-sided square bases
24in. (61cm.) high (4)

Lot Essay

John Parish White (1855-1917), took over the Pyghtle Works in Bedford in 1896, producing an extensive range of garden ornaments in lead, marble, bronze, stone and terracotta. These musicians still featured in White's 1935 catalogue. The firm ceased trading in 1960-61.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
John Davis Antique Garden Ornament, appendix II, page 369.

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