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They were created to evoke respect

He could also be utilised as a ready made bin top ready to gobble up any public waste

I have always been interested in - why and how 'things' are made of clay

The stretcher is also stamped for the The Société des Artistes Français meaning "Society of French Artists" is the association of French painters and sculptors established in 1881

A Painted Plaster Sculpture of a Polar Bear Dated to 1934; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) sub-Antiques ‘Globe Terrestre a l'echelle deOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1934Height: 16Width: 5Depth: 14 (all at extremities)The superb painted plaster model of a polar bear prowling upon an arctic glacier as a conforming base, in two pieces, signed and dated 1934 by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), the whole being realistically modelled and hand painted, survives from 1934 in good un meddled with condition. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has