They are also a stirring contrast with the general run of houses round Harrods, with horizontal lines of windows and curious little oriels.The joined porches over the front doors conceal a delightful surprise - two ceramic panels by Conrad Dressler. One is a naked man with cloak and a lanthorn, disturbing a bird as he creeps through the night. The other is a tiger stalking through an Asian forest.
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Where on the building are the plaques? Don't actually see them in the picture.
Possibly fanciful, but I think the man is an allegory of daybreak, appearing from the cloak of night. Quite what the link between that the tiger is, is beyond me....odd that the two panels seem to have no design or stylistic link between them?
They are inside the porches. Luckily, the houses are now offices so you can go in without feeling you are invading anyone's personal space.
I also wonder what the link is between the plaques. Any ideas, anyone?
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