Staffordshire pottery hen on nest tureen

Victorian, circa 1860. 6.1ins high, 7.5ins wide, 5.7ins depth.

Staffordshire Pottery egg tureen and cover which features a hen sitting with her eggs, seated on a basketweave oval base.

White and gilt version. Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse.

Condition

Hen: Good. No restoration. Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: firing hole to the tail feathers;

over glazed shrinkage line to the hen's neck;

a few specks of kiln soot caught in the glaze to the hen.

Nest: Good. No restoration. Slight rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: flecks of stray coloured glaze to the exterior.