Staffordshire lion & unicorn clock group

Victorian, circa 1860. 9.4ins high, 7.9ins wide, 2.4ins depth. Staffordshire Pottery clock group with a royalty theme which features a lion and a unicorn supporting a crown, stood on an oval base.

Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated mainly to the front. Vent hole to the underside.

Maker's marks painted to the underside.

Condition

CONDITION: Good. No restoration. A few paint losses to flowers and crown.

Gilt almost entirely rubbed away.

Slight wear to both tail's and lion's mouth.

KILN EFFECTS: piece of kiln detritus caught inside causing piece to rattle; kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the base;

fleck of stray coloured glaze to the reverse;

shrinkage crack to the scroll on base.

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