A J. HOLDCROFT MAJOLICA CONSERVATORY SEAT
Circa 1875
Modelled as a tufted and tasselled cushion the stem as a blackamoor seated among bull-rushes, a red breasted bird perched on his knee, the circular rockwork base supported on three ball feet
18in. (45cm.) high
Lot Essay
See anon. sale, William Doyle Gallery, New York, 20 November 1996, lot 749 for a similar marked example.
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