Staffordshire sailor figure
Item ID# 17364
Period: Victorian, circa 1860
Description: Staffordshire figure with a maritime theme which features a sailor, stood on an oval base. Multi-coloured version. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the reverse. Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding, page 241, figure 848.
Condition: Generally good. Tight hairline to the underside of the base. Gilt almost entirely rubbed away. KILN EFFECTS: small firing pit to the sailor's stomach; over glazed chip, shrinkage cracks and marks to hat brim; flecks of stray coloured glaze to the reverse. RESTORATION: Stabilized and retouched shrinkage cracks to under sailor's arms and between his legs. Retouched abrasion to nose, and paint losses to belt and neck tie. Neck reglued and join retouched.
Dimensions: 11.4ins high, 1.4ins wide, 3.1ins depth

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