A DOULTON STONEWARE FOUNTAIN, probably designed by John Broad, the quatrefoil base of serpentine outline with two putti astride dolphins, between two swans with a bird and a water creature standing on lillies, the central fluted column supporting a large scalloped dish with a further column upright formed as three pelicans with a smaller bowl above, each bowl impressed Doulton Lambeth, (damages and restorations) late 19th century

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A DOULTON STONEWARE FOUNTAIN, probably designed by John Broad, the quatrefoil base of serpentine outline with two putti astride dolphins, between two swans with a bird and a water creature standing on lillies, the central fluted column supporting a large scalloped dish with a further column upright formed as three pelicans with a smaller bowl above, each bowl impressed Doulton Lambeth, (damages and restorations) late 19th century
62in. (157.5cm.) high overall
the base: 36in. (91.5cm.) square
the large dish: 34in. (86.5cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

This fountain made during the 1880's, was probably designed by John Broad. The child figures in particular, with their facial expressions are of his style. The pelicans are similar to those he incorported in a candlestick, illustrated in Desmond Eyles, Royal Doulton 1815-1965, London 1965, p. 81. The water creatures on the base may well have been taken from moulds made for George Tinworth's 'Old & New Testament Fountain' which was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1878.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Peter Rose, George Tinworth, The Harriman-Judd Collection, Vol I, Los Angeles, 1982.

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