£550
A carved figure of a turkey, by Anna Edith (Nancy) Catford (1905-1992), signed in ink NANCY CATFORD Welwyn Garden Herts, carved N CATFORD and also with a paper label Nov 1932, to the base, 16.5 cm high
Note: Nancy as she was universally known, learned wood carving from Mr Parker at Lechworth, subsequently attending the School of Wood Carving in South Kensington. In the 1930s she moved to the Staffordshire Potteries, where she designed a range of pottery, including Toby jugs for Enoch Wedgwood, she also wrote and illustrated a series of books for children
Split has gone all the way through, but has not come away completely, general light wear, variation of colour
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