An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope A decorative and useful barn

A decorative and useful barn find with a host of character

like other works by the artist it was ‘careful and conscientious in every detail’ and appeared ‘to convey a genuine likeness’

otherwise they appear in reasonably good overall condition

now craquelured with age

The trio of early 20thC slate plaques

An Early 20thC Scottish Plaster Portrait Bust of George Hope Tait by Thomas J. Clapperton 1929 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope A decorative and useful barnOrigin: Scottish Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1929 Width: 14 Depth: 8 Height: 17 Base: 6 x 5 (all at extremities) The finely modelled early 20th century Scottish plaster portrait bust of the artist, designer and civic figure George Hope Tait (18651950), executed in 1929 by the noted Borders sculptor Thomas J. Clapperton (18791962) and cast with a quiet naturalism typical of Clappertons portrait work, the sitter shown turned