ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURAL GROUPS, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example featuring a standing Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark having "PRINCE & PRINCESS" embossed to front of base, one example depicting a man, woman with a grape bunch in right hand, and a child standing at man's right side, and one example featuring a woman carrying a bundle of sticks on her head and a man holding a hatchet in right hand. Unmarked. Second/third quarter 19th century. 10 1/4" HOA.
Literature: Parallels the Hardings - Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875, Book One, p. 200, fig. 671, right; Book Two, p. 118, fig. 2110.
Provenance: From the Victorian Staffordshire Collection of Dr. Bo Rose, Harrisonburg, VA.
Prince/Princess undamaged, except having some minor scattered losses to enamel decorations; woman with stick bundle having minute flake to nose, some scattered losses to enamel decorations, and moderate firing separation to top of base, as made; family example having an approximately 3" L hairline to back and some paint touch-ups.