A nice pair of figures depicting Prince Albert and Queen Victoria on piebald horses.
Albert wears a plumed hat, military uniform and knee boots. Victoria wears a round hat or crown, cape and riding habit.
There is some debate as to whom these figures represent. They are generally accepted to be Albert and Victoria but Pugh notes that there are similarities to other figures representing Sir Robert Peel and Lady Sale. It is reported that one ‘Victoria’ figure has been recorded titled Lady Hester Stanhope, but Pugh cannot verify this.
Albert is in reasonably good condition. There is a surface chip to the horse’s front right hoof. Victoria is in fair condition though with flaws. There are superficial scuffs to the face resulting in loss of glaze and colour - these have been stabilised but not successfully redecorated. There are some other superficial chips including to the horse’s tail, the top of the horse’s head, and part of the cloak. Both figures show general signs of age-related wear and both are heavily crazed.
The figures are simply but attractively decorated and present reasonably well despite their flaws.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. A147, pl. 40, figs 112 and 113
Height: 8” (Albert, the larger)
Date: c. 1840s
Provenance: A substantial, high-quality private collection, name unknown. (The former owner’s reference label has been left attached should the buyer be able to identify other figures from the same collection.)
A nice pair of figures depicting Prince Albert and Queen Victoria on piebald horses.
Albert wears a plumed hat, military uniform and knee boots. Victoria wears a round hat or crown, cape and riding habit.
There is some debate as to whom these figures represent. They are generally accepted to be Albert and Victoria but Pugh notes that there are similarities to other figures representing Sir Robert Peel and Lady Sale. It is reported that one ‘Victoria’ figure has been recorded titled Lady Hester Stanhope, but Pugh cannot verify this.
Albert is in reasonably good condition. There is a surface chip to the horse’s front right hoof. Victoria is in fair condition though with flaws. There are superficial scuffs to the face resulting in loss of glaze and colour - these have been stabilised but not successfully redecorated. There are some other superficial chips including to the horse’s tail, the top of the horse’s head, and part of the cloak. Both figures show general signs of age-related wear and both are heavily crazed.
The figures are simply but attractively decorated and present reasonably well despite their flaws.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. A147, pl. 40, figs 112 and 113
Height: 8” (Albert, the larger)
Date: c. 1840s
Provenance: A substantial, high-quality private collection, name unknown. (The former owner’s reference label has been left attached should the buyer be able to identify other figures from the same collection.)
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