Staffordshire figure of a Rabbit eating lettuce

Victorian, circa 1860. 5.3ins high, 9.6ins wide, 3.5ins depth. Staffordshire figure which features a rabbit eating lettuce leaves,

resting directly on the ground, no base.

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

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good.

KILN EFFECTS: glaze fading to areas of the black and green enamels;

tiny glaze pops to the rabbit's face

and back;

flecks of stray coloured glaze rabbit's body;

thin glaze application to rabbit's head and lettuce leaves, the underlying pottery body colour showing through.

RESTORATION. Retouched flakes to rabbit's right ear.