Welcome to our latest Fresh Stock. This one is a ‘Staffordshire Special’, with some early figures dating to the late 18th – early 19th century – as well as a good selection of classic Victorian pieces.
There’s a couple of Highwaymen, one titled ‘Dick Turpin’, the other facing horseman traditionally being his companion Gentleman-Robber, ‘Tom King’ (actually Mathew, not Tom….) .
There’s a lovely ‘primitive’ miniature group of Victoria & the love of her life, Albert. There’s cats, dogs, the Royal Children riding goats, and the exotic image of Lady Hester Stanhope riding her camel….
And there’s Mademoiselle d’Jeck, a 4-ton prima-donna…. (see more on her at the end of this post).
These subjects wouldn’t be hard to find on present day social media – and so, this Staffordshire Collection is a great illustration of the ‘Social Media’ aspect fulfilled by these charming, quirky figures from the late Georgian & Victorian eras.
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Pair of early Staffordshire Figures, Spring and Autumn, ‘Gray Base Group’ c. 1800$745.00 AUD -
Early Staffordshire’Contest’ group, 3 children before bocage, attr. Dudson c. 1810$395.00 AUD -
Early large Staffordshire figure of ‘Diana’ the huntress, c. 1795$645.00 AUD -
Early Staffordshire group of children with flowers by a large plinth, c. 1810$285.00 AUD
Fresh Staffordshire Figures
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Staffordshire pottery cat with copper lustre on a blue cushion C.1900Sold -
Staffordshire pottery cat , painted in yellow, early 20th CSold -
Staffordshire pottery group, lad & lass with flowers, attr. Dudson c. 1845$265.00 AUD -
Staffordshire highwayman -Tom King- on a horse, c. 1855$480.00 AUD -
Staffordshire Victoria + Albert miniature figure, c. 1855$145.00 AUD -
Staffordshire ‘Mansion’ pastille burner with guard dog, c. 1840$425.00 AUD -
Staffordshire House with orange tile roof, c. 1860$395.00 AUD -
Staffordshire Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, spill vase , c. 1880$360.00 AUD -
Staffordshire figure group- House with guard dog, c. 1840$395.00 AUD -
Staffordshire figure group- Millhouse with Miller, Wife & Horse, c. 1850$260.00 AUD -
Staffordshire figure of ‘Dick Turpin’ on his horse, Black Bess, c. 1860$375.00 AUD -
Rare Staffordshire group, Prince Almansor and the Elephant of Siam, c. 1840$850.00 AUD -
Staffordshire pottery spill vase, young harvesters, c. 1870$195.00 AUD -
Staffordshire pottery flat back clock group, Wesley in his Pulpit, c. 1865$450.00 AUD -
Staffordshire spill vase – girl with deer, circa 1860$395.00 AUD -
Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain ‘Royal Children’, circa 1855$645.00 AUD -
Staffordshire figure of Lady Hester Stanhope on a camel, c. 1855Sold -
Staffordshire Spaniel with Cupid figure, unusual, c. 1850$185.00 AUD -
Staffordshire Spaniel jug, a ‘hat’ as rim & spout, c. 1860$65.00 AUD
The Amazing Story of Madame D’Jeck…..
This remarkable Staffordshire group tells the story of one particular elephant: ‘Mademoiselle d’Jeck’, the star of the stage in the decade after the Napoleonic Wars. Starting in England in 1806, she travelled back & forth between the Continent , England, and a tour of America before her untimely death in 1837. This figure dates to around that time, but commemorates an earlier stage appearance. In 1829, she had appeared with great success in the Paris Olympic circus, starring in the play ‘l’éléphant du Roi de Siam‘ (“The Elephant of the King of Siam”). After a short season, and a quick translation into English, the show was launched across the Channel, in the Adelphi Theatre, London, and ran from mid-1829 into early 1830.
Mademoiselle d’Jeck was a 4-ton prima-donna…. with her behaviour earning her a reputation as an absolute monster, having broken many people’s bones, and even killing a number of her keepers.
And….she’s still around! Read all about her interesting but sad story as a travelling attraction on our special blog report here >