Staffordshire seated couple holding hands

Victorian, circa 1860. 7.7ins high, 3.5ins wide, 2.4ins depth. Staffordshire figure which features a couple holding hands, seated on an oblong base. Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version.





Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Flatback, decorated mainly to the front.





Vent hole to the underside.



Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. Small chips to the shredded clay.







Slight rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: kiln soot caught in the glaze to their chests, faces and the reverse;







flecks of stray coloured glaze and small shrinkage crack to his hat;



small firing pit to his jacket;



glaze run to the cobalt blue glaze.







RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to their shoes, his hair and neck tie.










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