ENGLISH PEARLWARE / PRATTWARE CERAMIC FIGURAL CLOCK

ENGLISH PEARLWARE / PRATTWARE CERAMIC FIGURAL CLOCK MONEY BOX, having a molded rectangular base with bright polychrome hand-painted decorations, featuring a man and woman standing beside a longcase clock, open at the top, with a recumbent spotted dog to front, figures decorated in the round. Unmarked. Probably Mexborough Pottery, Yorkshire, England. First quarter 19th century. 9" HOA, base 5 3/4" x 3".
Excellent visual condition having areas of professional restoration including clock and base.
Literature: Parallels the Lewises - Pratt Ware: English and Scottish Relief Decorated and Underglaze Coloured Earthenware, 1780-1840, p. 81, fig. top right.
Provenance: From the James Dunn collection, Springfield, VT.
Condition Report: Excellent visual condition having areas of professional restoration including clock and base.