Lot 169

WILLIAM JAMES NEATBY (1860-1910)
ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURAL MASK, CIRCA 1900

Auction: Day One | Lots 1 to 229 | Wed 15th April 2026 from 10am
Description
terracotta
Dimensions
30cm high x 34cm wide
Footnote
A similar terracotta ‘angel’ figure was designed by William James Neatby in 1898 for the former Manchester School of Art, Higher Ormond Street; and another for the New Arcade, Birmingham in 1900-1. After working as a designer at Burmantofts Pottery, Leeds, from 1884-1890, Neatby was chief architectural designer at the mural ceramics department at Doulton’s pottery from 1890-1901.
