Staffordshire white cockerel/rooster figure

Victorian, circa 1880. 4.7ins high, 9.1ins wide, 4.8ins depth. Staffordshire figure with a pastoral theme which features cockerel/rooster, stood on a shaped base.





White and gilt version. Bright gilt base line and embellishment.



Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the reverse.



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 230, figure 2822/2823.

Condition

Good. No restoration. Slight rubbing to gilt.



Slight wear to beak and comb.





KILN EFFECTS: staining to the cockerel's neck and tail feathers;









over glazed shrinkage line underneath the tail feathers and to the cockerel's back;





shrinkage line along the mold join to the cockerel's chest, running down to the base.





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