Staffordshire figural spill vase ‘Poor Maria’ C. 1825
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Staffordshire pearlware figural spill vase, showing a barefoot lady resting her head on her hand as she sits on a rock by a hollow tree trunk, a dog at her feet gazing up, the whole coloured in naturalistic tones.
Circa 1825
| Condition | excellent restoration to the tree trunk top, minor enamel losses |
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| Size | 18cm high |
| References | ref. Halfpenny ‘English Earthenware Figures’ p149 for an example & discussion. The figure was taken from illustrations in Laurence Sterne’s ‘A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy’, 1768. |
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