Lot Essay
Orton & Spooner of Burton-on-Trent were celebrated fairground carvers who supplied the carved decorations for ‘Tuby & Co’ who were the showman operators of the ‘Switchback’ ride.
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BY ORTON & SPOONER, CIRCA 1920
Details
A PAIR OF ENGLISH CARVED AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED FAIRGROUND COLUMNS
BY ORTON & SPOONER, CIRCA 1920
Each with foliate decorated shield inscribed 'H.TUBY & SON'
72 ¼ in. (183.5 cm.) high
BY ORTON & SPOONER, CIRCA 1920
Each with foliate decorated shield inscribed 'H.TUBY & SON'
72 ¼ in. (183.5 cm.) high
Special notice
This Lot is transferred to an offsite warehouse ‘Cadogan Tate’ at the close of business on the day of the sale. We will give you 2 weeks free storage from the date of the sale and after that point charges apply. All other lots will be held at Christie''s South Kensington until 5pm the fifth Friday after the sale. It will then be transferred to Cadogan Tate.