A fun and flamboyant Staffordshire figure celebrating the great French dancer and choreographer, Jules Perrot (1810 - 1892). The figure loosely resembles etchings and illustrations of Perrot’s dancing roles in the 1840s. Specifically, this figure is thought to depict him in the role of Albrecht in Giselle, a ballet composed specifically for Perrot’s wife, Carlotta Grisi, with whom he appeared. A pair to this figure (Grisi as Giselle) is recorded.
Perrot stands in a dancing pose with one hand on his head and the other on his hip. He wears a red jacket, a white and (faded) gilt striped top, an orange sash tucked into bright pink pantaloons, peach-coloured tights, black ballet pumps, yellow gloves, and a faded gilt headband. He is backed by a column and standing on a simply white base with a faded gilt band.
The figure is in very good condition and displays beautifully. It is crisp and well modelled. Some flakes to the hair have been retouched and, as mentioned, much of the gilt has faded.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875, Book One, p.341, fig. 1278
Height: 8.5”
Date: c. 1850
A fun and flamboyant Staffordshire figure celebrating the great French dancer and choreographer, Jules Perrot (1810 - 1892). The figure loosely resembles etchings and illustrations of Perrot’s dancing roles in the 1840s. Specifically, this figure is thought to depict him in the role of Albrecht in Giselle, a ballet composed specifically for Perrot’s wife, Carlotta Grisi, with whom he appeared. A pair to this figure (Grisi as Giselle) is recorded.
Perrot stands in a dancing pose with one hand on his head and the other on his hip. He wears a red jacket, a white and (faded) gilt striped top, an orange sash tucked into bright pink pantaloons, peach-coloured tights, black ballet pumps, yellow gloves, and a faded gilt headband. He is backed by a column and standing on a simply white base with a faded gilt band.
The figure is in very good condition and displays beautifully. It is crisp and well modelled. Some flakes to the hair have been retouched and, as mentioned, much of the gilt has faded.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875, Book One, p.341, fig. 1278
Height: 8.5”
Date: c. 1850
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