ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURES, LOT OF TWO,
comprising one example depicting the body of Napoleon III with a British lion resting on top of him and one "Will Watch" privateer example featuring a figure in plumed hat with a barrel at his right foot. Unmarked.
Second/third quarter 19th century.
12 3/4" HOA.
Literature: Parallels the Hardings -
Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875, Book One, p. 217, fig. 748 and p. 332, fig. 1222.
Provenance: From the Victorian Staffordshire Collection of Dr. Bo Rose, Harrisonburg, VA.
Condition
"Will Watch" having professional restoration to gun and some minor scattered losses to enamel decorations; Napoleon example having a minor hairline to lion's back and some minor paint touch-ups; each having moderate crazing.
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