Staffordshire Pottery Hen on Nest Tureen

Victorian, circa 1870. 7.9ins high, 8.7ins wide, 6.7ins depth. Staffordshire Pottery egg tureen and cover which features a hen sitting with her eggs,

seated on a basketweave oval base.

White and gilt version. Bright gilt base line and embellishment.

Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse.

Condition

CONDITION: Hen: Good.

Chip to base edge.

Some rubbing to gilt.

RESTORATION. A few overpainted flakes to the crest.

Nest: Good. No restoration.

Two small shallow chips to inner rim.

Slight rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the interior;

shrinkage crack to the rim.