M-112-0048
Large English Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Figural Group, A Gallant and his Sweetheart
$195.00
DETAILS
A scarce brightly colored Staffordshire figure group model of a couple. The man stands with his arm around the lady's waist. The young lady holds a basket of flowers in one hand and a hat in the other with her head resting on his shoulder.
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.
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.
LITERATURE
A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835–1875, Book 2, Figure 2021.
STYLE
Victorian
COLOR(S)
Polychrome
PLACE OF ORIGIN
England | United Kingdom
PATTERN/MODEL
A Gallant and his Sweetheart
MARKS
Unmarked
PERIOD
Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Mid 19th century
DATE
Circa 1860
DIMENSIONS
Width 7.5 Depth 3 Height 14 inches
CONDITION
Note: crazing, glaze flakes, shrinkage cracks.
