Small Staffordshire lion&lamb figure group

Victorian, circa 1860. 6.3ins high, 4.9ins wide, 2.4ins depth. Staffordshire figure which features a lion and lamb, seated on an oval base.

Multi-coloured version. Dull gilt base line.



Decorated mainly to the front. Vent hole to the reverse.





Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 258, figure 3014.

Condition

Good. No restoration.

Some wear to and scratches to the lion's hind right leg and to the reverse.





Slight rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to the lion's left hind paw;



kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the underside;



firing hole to the lion's back and right front leg;





over glazed shrinkage line to the lamb's right ear.



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