Staffordshire figure of ‘Dick Turpin’ on his horse, Black Bess, c. 1860
$375.00 AUD
Staffordshire figure of Dick Turpin, the ‘Gentleman Highwayman’, mounted on his faithful steed Black Bessy, a pink tricorn hat on his head & pistol in hand, titled across the base in raised letters.
Circa 1860
21cm high
Good condition, an old restored chip to front of hat, black has some mis-firing to enamel surface, displays well.
ref. Pugh p548, lower right for the figure, Harding vol 1 fig 956 for the exact figure.
Two of the most famous highwaymen were portrayed as a pair by numerous Staffordshire potters over a long timespan. Tom King & Dick Turpin had a history together that gripped the pubic’s imagination, like any modern true-crime story does today.
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