ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURES, LOT OF THREE, comprising one example depicting a woman standing beside a brick well, holding a bottle on her right shoulder, and a leaping sheep on left side, one example featuring a child kneeling on the back of a goat and holding a bird in left hand, and one example depicting a child sitting on a goat. Unmarked. Second/third quarter 19th century. 9 1/2" HOA.
Literature: Parallels the Hardings - Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875, Book Two, p. 126, fig. 2146; p. 164, fig. 2347; p. 166, fig. 2362.
Provenance: From the Victorian Staffordshire Collection of Dr. Bo Rose, Harrisonburg, VA. Two undamaged; child kneeling on goat with faint hairline encircling front foot, a minute chip to front base corner, possibly as made, and some paint touch-ups.