AN ENGLISH LARGE OVAL TILE PICTURE

COPELAND, DATED 1889, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, EACH TILE WITH A SEQUENTIAL NUMBER AND LETTER, SIGNED S.(AMUEL) ALCOCK,

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AN ENGLISH LARGE OVAL TILE PICTURE
Copeland, dated 1889, impressed uppercase marks, each tile with a sequential number and letter, signed S.(amuel) Alcock,
Painted in soft pastel colours with two putti emblematic of Love one holding aloft two laurel wreaths, the other holding a target with heart-shaped bull's eye pierced with two arrows, two billing doves below
59 x 44.1/8in. (151.1 x 112cm.), mounted within a rectangular wooden frame

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Samuel Alcock is recognized as one of the premier artists working for the Copeland factory. Employed on a freelance basis from 1882-1900, he is known for a distinctive delicate rendition of mythological subjects and classical figures.

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