Pair Staffordshire cow & calf spill vases

Victorian, circa 1880. Tallest is 10.8ins high, 8.7ins wide, 4.7ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire spill vases with a pastoral theme which feature a cow with her calf beside a stream, stood on an oval base. Russet and white version. Bright gilt base line.







Flatback, decorated mainly to the front.





Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 240, figure 2893/2894.

Condition

Right facing: Good. Some rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: kiln soot caught in the glaze to the spill;



kiln grit caught in the glaze to the cow's face.



RESTORATION: Filled chip to left ear.



Left facing: Good. A few paint losses to ground at the reverse.



Some rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze accumulation to the reverse;



shrinkage crack to the underside.



RESTORATION: Retouched paint losses to interior of spill.


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