BESWICK TROUT FIGURINE - MODEL 1032

A BESWICK POTTERY FIGURINE DEPICTING A TROUT LEAPING FROM A STYLISED WATER BASE. THE FISH IS MODELLED IN AN ARCHED, UPWARD-LEAPING POSE WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION FEATURES NATURALISTIC BROWN AND OLIVE TONES TO THE UPPER BODY WITH DETAILED SCALE TEXTURING, DARK BROWN SPOTS ACROSS THE FLANKS, A PINK-RED LATERAL BAND, AND A PALE CREAM-WHITE UNDERSIDE. THE FINS AND TAIL ARE PAINTED IN MUTED BROWN TONES WITH FINE DETAIL. THE BASE IS MODELLED AS CHURNING WATER, GLAZED IN DEEP GREENS, BLUES AND CREAM.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: BESWICK, ENGLAND
* MODEL NUMBER: 1032
* SUBJECT: TROUT
* MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED MARK READING 'BESWICK ENGLAND 1032 TROUT' WITH A SMALLER CIRCULAR PRINTED BACKSTAMP READING 'BESWICK ENGLAND'

CONDITION:
THE GLAZE IS BRIGHT AND INTACT ACROSS THE FISH BODY AND WATER BASE. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE FISH OR THE BASE. MINOR WEAR AND SMALL MARKS ARE PRESENT TO THE BASE RIM EDGES. A SMALL YELLOWISH DISCOLOURATION IS VISIBLE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE NEAR THE EDGE.

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); English; Beswick; Impressed Mark On Base Reading 'Beswick England 1032 Trout' With A Smaller Circular Printed Mark Reading 'Beswick England'; Glazed Earthenware; Glaze Is Bright And Intact Across The Body Of The Fish And The Water Base. Minor Wear And Small Marks Visible To The Base Rim Edges. A Small Yellowish Mark Or Discolouration Is Visible On The Underside Of The Base Near The Edge.

Condition: Good

779177+83

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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