13 December 2025
UPCOMING AUCTION
P3209-P3213Lot 0466 | Two English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Figural Groups
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DETAILS
[A] An antique standing figure of a Scottish girl wearing a feathered hat standing by a ledge with a red and white dog.
[B] An idyllic figure group of a young shepherd girl holding a jug and petting a lamb.
Staffordshire figures were made from around 1740 to 1900 by various pottery factories in England and Scotland. Most have no maker’s marks. Victorian flatback examples were undecorated on one side because they were designed to sit on a shelf or fireplace mantel and only viewed from the front or sides. Popular subjects included romantic figures, buildings, farm animals, and domestic pets, in particular Queen Victoria’s favored pet, the King Charles Spaniel.
[B] An idyllic figure group of a young shepherd girl holding a jug and petting a lamb.
Staffordshire figures were made from around 1740 to 1900 by various pottery factories in England and Scotland. Most have no maker’s marks. Victorian flatback examples were undecorated on one side because they were designed to sit on a shelf or fireplace mantel and only viewed from the front or sides. Popular subjects included romantic figures, buildings, farm animals, and domestic pets, in particular Queen Victoria’s favored pet, the King Charles Spaniel.
PERIOD
Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Late 19th century
DATE
Circa 1870
DIMENSIONS
[A] Width 4.5 Depth 2.25 Height 8.25 inches
[B] Width 4.75 Depth 2.5 Height 10.5 inches
CONDITION
Note: crazing, chips, cracks and restoration.
