Staffordshire girl & boy harvesters spill vase

Victorian, circa 1870. 7.9ins high, 4.6ins wide, 2ins depth. Staffordshire spill vase with a pastoral theme which features a girl and boy, each with a sheaf of wheat, stood on an oval base.



Multi-coloured version. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Flatback, decorated only to the front.









Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. No restoration.

Small paint losses to her apron,



sheaf,





scythe,



and their hair.



Some rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze miss to his knee;



shrinkage line to top of her hat;



the piece has an uneven base causing the figure to rock slightly when placed on a flat surface.
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