Staffordshire parrot & lamb quill holder

Victorian, circa 1860. 5.9ins high, 2.8ins wide, 2.4ins depth. Staffordshire quill holder which features a parrot sat on a tree stump with a lamb below, recumbent on an oval base.



Dull gilt base line and embellishment.







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



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 235, figure 2854.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. No restoration.

Small chip to parrot's tail



and tiny chips to shredded clay.





Some paint losses to the parrot's tail,





beak



and wings.



Some rubbing to gilt.



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