Small Staffordshire Jackfield hen on nest

Victorian, circa 1860. 6.1ins high, 7.3ins wide, 5.7ins depth. Staffordshire egg tureen and cover which features a hen on a basket, seated on a basketweave oval base. Jackfield black version. Dull gilt embellishment.







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







Book reference not found.

Condition

Hen: Good.

Some wear to tail and rim.





Slight rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze pops to the hen's comb and wattles.





RESTORATION. Filled chip to tail.





Stabilised and retouched crack to tail, still slightly visible.



Nest: Generally good.

Rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: kiln grit caught in the glaze to the interior and exterior.









RESTORATION. Filled chip to flange.


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