Thornhill’s Chinaman strikes a chord in Ayr
More of a curiosity than a clock but a decorator’s dream, a life-size caricature of a smiling Chinese man clutching a willow-pattern plate with gilt dragon hands emerged in the Ayr rooms of Thomas R Callan (17.5% buyer’s premium).
Standing 5ft 4in (1.63m) tall, it was by the successful Bond Street retailer Walter Thornhill (180…