Staffordshire clock tower with eagle & goats

Victorian, circa 1860. 8.5ins high, 7.7ins wide, 2.4ins depth. Staffordshire spill vase which features a castle with two turrets, an eagle sat above a clock face and two goats, recumbent on an oval base. Multi-coloured version. Bright gilt base line and embellishment.







Flatback, decorated mainly to the front.





Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding, page 288, figure a3215.

Condition

Generally good. No restoration. Chip to one merlon to one tower.



Some paint losses to windows,



ground,





flowers



and eagle's eye.



Some rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage cracks to the shredded clay





and above the steps;



notable crazing.


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