A very handsome and well-made figure depicting Giuseppe Garibaldi standing next to his horse.
Garibaldi, wearing an orange-red shirt, stands with a scabbarded sword in his left hand, his right hand resting on the mane of his saddled horse.
The figure is well-decorated in the round. The colours are rich and saturated and there are some lovely details, including the horse’s mane and tail.
This figure - the smaller of two size variants - was first produced by the Thomas Parr Factory in 1861, based on an engraving in The Illustrated London News. A pair to this figure - Charles Napier - was produced from 1868. The figure was reproduced by William Kent from the mid-1890s as is not unusual for Parr figures. Attributing one of these figures to either Parr, one of his contemporaries, or Kent is not always straightforward. My inclination is that this is a Kent example, based on the colouring of the base and the application and design of the title. Regardless of attribution, it is a very fine figure - beautifully structured and well made, and very desirable.
The figure is in very good condition with no damage or loss. There is a tiny, superficial surface chip below one of the horse’s ears, but this is hardly noticeable and is well-disguised by the decoration anyway. There are several small spots of enamel flaking but the figure is structurally sound.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. C 304, fig. 282 (a Parr version)
Height: 9”
Date: c. 1890s - 1900s
A very handsome and well-made figure depicting Giuseppe Garibaldi standing next to his horse.
Garibaldi, wearing an orange-red shirt, stands with a scabbarded sword in his left hand, his right hand resting on the mane of his saddled horse.
The figure is well-decorated in the round. The colours are rich and saturated and there are some lovely details, including the horse’s mane and tail.
This figure - the smaller of two size variants - was first produced by the Thomas Parr Factory in 1861, based on an engraving in The Illustrated London News. A pair to this figure - Charles Napier - was produced from 1868. The figure was reproduced by William Kent from the mid-1890s as is not unusual for Parr figures. Attributing one of these figures to either Parr, one of his contemporaries, or Kent is not always straightforward. My inclination is that this is a Kent example, based on the colouring of the base and the application and design of the title. Regardless of attribution, it is a very fine figure - beautifully structured and well made, and very desirable.
The figure is in very good condition with no damage or loss. There is a tiny, superficial surface chip below one of the horse’s ears, but this is hardly noticeable and is well-disguised by the decoration anyway. There are several small spots of enamel flaking but the figure is structurally sound.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. C 304, fig. 282 (a Parr version)
Height: 9”
Date: c. 1890s - 1900s
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