A handsome figure depicting the famous highwayman, Duck Turpin.
Turpin, wearing a cobalt blue coat, patterned waistcoat, and cocked hat, sits on a large black horse. He holds the horse’s reins with his left hand and a pistol with his right. He is mounted on a naturalistic base beneath which the title ‘DICK TURPIN’ is written in raised gilt capital letters.
Dick Turpin and his fellow highwayman, Tom King, were among the most popular subjects for the Staffordshire potters and are the subject of numerous equestrian pairs. This particular Turpin is among the better examples you will find.
The figure is in very good condition with rich colouring and thorough decoration. Much of the black is under-glaze, though the horse’s nose and eyes are decorated over the glaze and have suffered some minor flaking. There is some flaking to the colourful base too. There is a small piece of debris in the glaze under the ‘P’ in ‘TURPIN’. Otherwise, the figure displays well and is in good original condition.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 264, fig. 945
Height: 11.5”
Date: c. 1860
A handsome figure depicting the famous highwayman, Duck Turpin.
Turpin, wearing a cobalt blue coat, patterned waistcoat, and cocked hat, sits on a large black horse. He holds the horse’s reins with his left hand and a pistol with his right. He is mounted on a naturalistic base beneath which the title ‘DICK TURPIN’ is written in raised gilt capital letters.
Dick Turpin and his fellow highwayman, Tom King, were among the most popular subjects for the Staffordshire potters and are the subject of numerous equestrian pairs. This particular Turpin is among the better examples you will find.
The figure is in very good condition with rich colouring and thorough decoration. Much of the black is under-glaze, though the horse’s nose and eyes are decorated over the glaze and have suffered some minor flaking. There is some flaking to the colourful base too. There is a small piece of debris in the glaze under the ‘P’ in ‘TURPIN’. Otherwise, the figure displays well and is in good original condition.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 264, fig. 945
Height: 11.5”
Date: c. 1860
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