Staffordshire 'The Good Companions' spill vase

Victorian, circa 1860. 10ins high. Staffordshire flatback spill vase known as 'The Good Companions'. Rural scene with a cow and a horse drinking from a water trough. Two birds are perched in the tree. Shredded clay to ground and tree. Dull gilt base line and spill rim.







Similar piece illustrated figure 2999, page 256, Schiffer's 'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2 by A.&N. Harding.

Condition

Good. No restoration. No cracks.

Tight hairline to horse's front right leg.



No chips.

Small flake to branch.



Slight fading of the black enamels and birds.







Gilt rubbed from spill rim.


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