Early Staffordshire’Contest’ group, 3 children before bocage, attr. Dudson c. 1810

$395.00 AUD

Early Staffordshire ‘Contest’ group, with a boy offering a hat of fruit to a girl to one side while fending off a girl to the other side, a bocage to the rear & on a grassy mound base set on a square plinth with brown line detail.

Possibly early Dudson,

Circa 1810

Condition: restored bocage & other flaws, some overpainting, displays well.

Ref. Schkolne ‘Staffordshire Figures’ vol 4 p36-44 for a range of similar figures; this example is closest to 146.34, attributed to Dudson.

The points of difference with others to note include: rocky plinth same moulding – with 3-fingered protrusion below boy – angle of his open shirt & girls hand – position of feet of left-hand girl.

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