A charming early Staffordshire figure of a young man in light country clothes with a sheaf of wheat under his arm and a sickle in his hand.
He wears a loose white shirt, yellow trousers and black buckled shoes. He stands on a naturalistic base with some shredded clay moss details. The whole scene is attached to a square faux-marble base which is closed underneath.
In Staffordshire Figures 1780 - 1840, Vol. 1, Myrna Schkolne notes this figure with a white banded square base and very slightly shorter than this version (the difference probably coming down to the naturalistic bases, the one on this version appearing to be taller). Aside from that, the figures are practically identical, even down to colouring. Schkolne suggests that her creamware figure might be made by the Leeds Pottery and due to the similarity between this figure and hers, particularly the facial expression, it is possible that this figure is also Leeds, but I could not be sure.
This figure is in good condition. Any restoration has been done very professionally, and in any case I cannot spot any. There are firing flaws along the figure’s seam, particularly under both sides of the neck and under the bottom of the sheaf of wheat. There is light wear to the sharp corners of the square base but this is scarcely noticeable.
In all, this is a very attractive and well-made figure - beautifully decorated and highly presentable.
Reference: Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figure 1780 - 1840, Vol. 1, p. 226, fig. 28.26
Height: 9”
Date: c. 1820s
A charming early Staffordshire figure of a young man in light country clothes with a sheaf of wheat under his arm and a sickle in his hand.
He wears a loose white shirt, yellow trousers and black buckled shoes. He stands on a naturalistic base with some shredded clay moss details. The whole scene is attached to a square faux-marble base which is closed underneath.
In Staffordshire Figures 1780 - 1840, Vol. 1, Myrna Schkolne notes this figure with a white banded square base and very slightly shorter than this version (the difference probably coming down to the naturalistic bases, the one on this version appearing to be taller). Aside from that, the figures are practically identical, even down to colouring. Schkolne suggests that her creamware figure might be made by the Leeds Pottery and due to the similarity between this figure and hers, particularly the facial expression, it is possible that this figure is also Leeds, but I could not be sure.
This figure is in good condition. Any restoration has been done very professionally, and in any case I cannot spot any. There are firing flaws along the figure’s seam, particularly under both sides of the neck and under the bottom of the sheaf of wheat. There is light wear to the sharp corners of the square base but this is scarcely noticeable.
In all, this is a very attractive and well-made figure - beautifully decorated and highly presentable.
Reference: Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figure 1780 - 1840, Vol. 1, p. 226, fig. 28.26
Height: 9”
Date: c. 1820s
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