A very fine figure of Autumn, part of a set of personifications of the four seasons.
This rare presentation of a well-established form depicts a young man in smart dress holding a bunch of grapes and a goblet of wine. The figure is largely in white but very heavily gilded in a fashion popular among the potters of the later 1830s and 1840s. The figure stands on a naturalistic base which is, in turn, mounted on a square base - also heavily gilded - in the manner of earlier figures. This figure is possibly one made by the Dudson Factory - to which a number of such heavily gilded figures are tentatively attributed - but it may also have been made by John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton. As these pot-banks often replicated each other’s designs, including those copied from earlier potters, and both were known for the heavy gilding which was an emerging fashion of the period, making a confident attribution is difficult.
The figure displays beautifully and is offered in good condition. There are some small chips and nibbles to the edges of the square base. There is a small mark around the boy’s left wrist which may be a historic repair but which, as it does not fully encompass the wrist, may be a firing flaw. There is a firing flaw where the boy’s right leg meets the supporting trunk. Most of the gilt has survived in excellent condition though there are some small patches of rubbing. Overall, despite the nibbles to the base, the figure makes for a very fine display with lovely decoration and handsome modelling.
Height: 7.5”
Date: c. 1840s
A very fine figure of Autumn, part of a set of personifications of the four seasons.
This rare presentation of a well-established form depicts a young man in smart dress holding a bunch of grapes and a goblet of wine. The figure is largely in white but very heavily gilded in a fashion popular among the potters of the later 1830s and 1840s. The figure stands on a naturalistic base which is, in turn, mounted on a square base - also heavily gilded - in the manner of earlier figures. This figure is possibly one made by the Dudson Factory - to which a number of such heavily gilded figures are tentatively attributed - but it may also have been made by John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton. As these pot-banks often replicated each other’s designs, including those copied from earlier potters, and both were known for the heavy gilding which was an emerging fashion of the period, making a confident attribution is difficult.
The figure displays beautifully and is offered in good condition. There are some small chips and nibbles to the edges of the square base. There is a small mark around the boy’s left wrist which may be a historic repair but which, as it does not fully encompass the wrist, may be a firing flaw. There is a firing flaw where the boy’s right leg meets the supporting trunk. Most of the gilt has survived in excellent condition though there are some small patches of rubbing. Overall, despite the nibbles to the base, the figure makes for a very fine display with lovely decoration and handsome modelling.
Height: 7.5”
Date: c. 1840s
Image 1 of 25
Image 2 of 25
Image 3 of 25
Image 4 of 25
Image 5 of 25
Image 6 of 25
Image 7 of 25
Image 8 of 25
Image 9 of 25
Image 10 of 25
Image 11 of 25
Image 12 of 25
Image 13 of 25
Image 14 of 25
Image 15 of 25
Image 16 of 25
Image 17 of 25
Image 18 of 25
Image 19 of 25
Image 20 of 25
Image 21 of 25
Image 22 of 25
Image 23 of 25
Image 24 of 25
Image 25 of 25