ATTRIBUTED TO J.P.WHITE, THE PYGHTLE WORKS, BEDFORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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ATTRIBUTED TO J.P.WHITE, THE PYGHTLE WORKS, BEDFORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Shown playing his pipe, on spreading square section base
25in. (63.5cm.) high
On a tall stone plinth, with fielded panels -- 64in. (162.5cm.) high

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

John Parish White (1855-1917), took over the Pyghtle Works in Bedford in 1896, producing an extensive range of garden ornaments in lead, marble, bronze, stone and terracotta. This figure still featured in White's 1935 catalogue. The firm ceased trading in 1960-61.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
John Davis Antique Garden Ornament, appendix II, page 369.

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