A charming and unusual porcelain quill holder modelled as Napoleon standing in a tent, made by the Dudson Factory.
Napoleon, his arms folded, stands in the entrance of an ornate tent decorated with pink draping, a pink spherical finial, and orange tassels. Two apertures serving as quill holders are modelled on either side of the tent, and the foreground is decorated with three clumps of shredded clay parsley.
This interesting little figure is cleanly decorated and makes for a lovely display. There is some rubbing to the gilt around the apertures (and a tiny firing flaw on the (viewer’s) left aperture). A stable hairline - possibly a firing flaw - runs longitudinally across the underside and about half an inch onto the front and back of the visible base. There is a patch of kiln debris in the glaze atop the (viewer’s) left side of the tent awning. These modest imperfections aside, this figure is in very good order.
Reference: A. Dudson & A. Morgan, Dudson Staffordshire Figures c. 1815 - c. 1865, p. 41, fig. 51
Height: 5.5”
Date: c. 1835
A charming and unusual porcelain quill holder modelled as Napoleon standing in a tent, made by the Dudson Factory.
Napoleon, his arms folded, stands in the entrance of an ornate tent decorated with pink draping, a pink spherical finial, and orange tassels. Two apertures serving as quill holders are modelled on either side of the tent, and the foreground is decorated with three clumps of shredded clay parsley.
This interesting little figure is cleanly decorated and makes for a lovely display. There is some rubbing to the gilt around the apertures (and a tiny firing flaw on the (viewer’s) left aperture). A stable hairline - possibly a firing flaw - runs longitudinally across the underside and about half an inch onto the front and back of the visible base. There is a patch of kiln debris in the glaze atop the (viewer’s) left side of the tent awning. These modest imperfections aside, this figure is in very good order.
Reference: A. Dudson & A. Morgan, Dudson Staffordshire Figures c. 1815 - c. 1865, p. 41, fig. 51
Height: 5.5”
Date: c. 1835
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