A very attractive pair of clockface figures depicting the poet Lord Byron and the Maid of Athens - a real-life fixation of Byron’s romantic interest as described in his poem Maid of Athens, ere we part. These figures were made by the Alpha Factory.
This is one of a number of figures and pairs depicting Byron and the Maid of Athens, several of which were produced by the Alpha Factory. The subject of the poem was in fact the Athenian girl Teresa Makri, who was 12 years old when Byron met and fell in love with her.
This beautiful pair is in very good condition but with some advanced enamel flaking, particularly to the black and magenta elements. There are some small firing flaws in places, including the maid’s right shoulder.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 43, figs 84 and 85
Height: 8”
Date: c. 1845
A very attractive pair of clockface figures depicting the poet Lord Byron and the Maid of Athens - a real-life fixation of Byron’s romantic interest as described in his poem Maid of Athens, ere we part. These figures were made by the Alpha Factory.
This is one of a number of figures and pairs depicting Byron and the Maid of Athens, several of which were produced by the Alpha Factory. The subject of the poem was in fact the Athenian girl Teresa Makri, who was 12 years old when Byron met and fell in love with her.
This beautiful pair is in very good condition but with some advanced enamel flaking, particularly to the black and magenta elements. There are some small firing flaws in places, including the maid’s right shoulder.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 43, figs 84 and 85
Height: 8”
Date: c. 1845
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