A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE MANTEL ORNAMENT
Circa 1830
Of Sherratt-type, modelled as an arched pediment centering a still clock flanked by a sun and moon above an inscription 'Prepare to Meet Thy God', flanked by figures, the rectangular table base moulded with floral swags above ridged bracket feet
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Provenance
With Oliver-Sutton Antiques, London
Literature
See Oliver, p. 39, fig. 44.
Lot Essay
It has been speculated that Sherratt had a market in Northern Ireland or perhaps Liverpool as the emblems represented here appear to be those of the Orange Order.
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