CE Clifford & Co Ltd An Old Time Encounter Gilbert S Wright 51x31cm adj

Two further examples of jigsaws made for CE Clifford & Co Ltd, Picture Restorers, Carvers, Guilders, Print Sellers, Publishers & Framemakers, of 12 Bury St, St James' London SW are not cut in the smooth push-fit style of William Peacock. The cuts are interesting with rounded longarms and include line-cutting and traces of interrupted edges.

 

CE Clifford & Co Ltd An Old Time Encounter by Gilbert S Wright, 51x31cm, sold July 2014.

 

C.E. Clifford worked as an artists’ colourman 1849-1876 and also dealt in photographic materials manufacturer 1856-1865,

1870 Clifford advertised as a colourman and additionally as a ‘carver, gilder, looking glass and picture framemaker’

picture restorer from 1877;

C.E. Clifford & Co from 1887, printsellers; after CE Clifford retired aged 66.

C.E. Clifford & Co turned to print publishing, issuing prints 1887-1907 from the Clifford Gallery. It was carried on by William Batley (b. c.1853) until it was incorporated as C.E. Clifford & Co Ltd in 1909. It advertised as fine art publishers and printsellers and continued until voluntarily wound up in 1924.

C.E. Clifford & Co Ltd 1909-1924, fine art publishers, printsellers, framemakers, picture restorers.

At 30 Piccadilly, London WC 1848-1887, 12 Piccadilly 1887-1892, 200 Piccadilly 1892-1894, 21 Haymarket 1895-1911, 12 Bury St, St James's 1911-1914, 3 Regent Place, Regent St 1914-1924.

 

Another example has a similar longarm cut stated to be by WG Barton, but the print is recorded as from CE Clifford Gallery (252pc Old Tapestry 12x13in), sold in Aug 2015.

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