Staffordshire Pearlware Shakespeare bust

pre-Victorian, circa 1820. 9.8ins high, 6.5ins wide, 3.7ins depth. Staffordshire bust with a theatrical and literary theme
which features Shakespeare, resting on a plinth base.



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







Open bottomed.



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding, page 126, figure 314.

Condition

CONDITION: Good.

Tight hairline to the right side of his neck.



A few paint losses to brown borders on plinth.





KILN EFFECTS: flecks of stray coloured glaze to his forehead.



RESTORATION. Reglued chip to his left eyebrow.





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