A rare Blanchard stoneware figure of Erin the female personification of Ireland
circa 1860
reconstituted stone
170cm high
See engraving
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£6,000 - £10,000
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Hammer price:
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£8,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Mark Henry Blanchard served his apprenticeship with the Coade Company and around 1839 established his own manufactory in London. It is believed that in 1883 he moved his workshops to Bishops Waltham, to be nearer to the source of clay that he used. By the middle of the century he had emerged as one of the leading manufacturer of terracotta in Britain and was awarded prizes for his exhibit at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Amongst the many properties where his produce can be seen is the South Kensington Museum (now the Natural History Museum).
Garden ornament
Condition: Old firing cracks to tree trunk and lower left leg - not live. Left hand thumb and 1st finger old repairs. Right hand all fingers old repairs. Harp with old repairs in 4 places - has been broken taking the fingers with it and restored. Otherwise light weathering minor chips and marks. Good rare piece.
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