Sherratt Staffordshire Cow & Serpent figure

pre-Victorian, circa 1830. 6.9ins high, 5.9ins wide, 3.5ins depth.

Obadiah Sherratt Staffordshire pearlware figure with a pastoral theme which features a cow being bitten by a snake, stood on an oval rainbow base.

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

Book reference,'Sherratt? A Natural Family of Staffordshire Figures', by Malcolm & Judith Hodkinson, page 56, figure Plate 1.

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good. Small flake to top of bocage.

A few paint losses to base.

KILN EFFECTS: firing cracks to the cow's hind legs and udder;

shrinkage cracks along the mold join to the base of trunk.

RESTORATION. Right ear and horn remodelled.

Tail reglued and join retouched.

Tree completely remodelled.