Staffordshire rabbit eating lettuce leaf figure

Victorian, circa 1860. 4.7ins high, 9.8ins wide, 3.1ins depth. Staffordshire figure which features a rabbit, seated directly on the ground, no base.

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

Vent hole to the underside.

Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 261, figure 3071.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. A few paint losses to leaf.

KILN EFFECTS: a few specks of kiln grit caught in the glaze;

notable crazing;

finger print to the right ear.

RESTORATION. Tip of right ear remodelled.