A very rare and unusual group figure fashioned as a candlestick depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert watching the Prince of Wales rowing a boat.
I have identified a possible source for this figure - an engraving titled 'The Royal Family'. It depicts Victoria and Albert and their six eldest children. All but Edward, Prince of Wales (their eldest son) are standing on the bank of the Thames, with Windsor Castle in the background, watching Edward rowing a small boat. Their seventh child - Prince Arthur - was born in May 1850, and their sixth child and the youngest in the engraving - Princess Louisa - would have been about two years old at that time. Therefore I think 1850 (or even 1851, assuming Arthur is born but absent) is a more likely date than the 1848 which Pugh suggests - assuming the engraving I have identified is indeed the source.
This rare figure presents excellently and is in good restored condition. The sconce of the candlestick has been professionally restored. There is some loss to the edge of the rowing boat which has been glazed.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. A155, pl. 55, fig. 165
Height: 9.5”
Date: c. 1850
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection
A very rare and unusual group figure fashioned as a candlestick depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert watching the Prince of Wales rowing a boat.
I have identified a possible source for this figure - an engraving titled 'The Royal Family'. It depicts Victoria and Albert and their six eldest children. All but Edward, Prince of Wales (their eldest son) are standing on the bank of the Thames, with Windsor Castle in the background, watching Edward rowing a small boat. Their seventh child - Prince Arthur - was born in May 1850, and their sixth child and the youngest in the engraving - Princess Louisa - would have been about two years old at that time. Therefore I think 1850 (or even 1851, assuming Arthur is born but absent) is a more likely date than the 1848 which Pugh suggests - assuming the engraving I have identified is indeed the source.
This rare figure presents excellently and is in good restored condition. The sconce of the candlestick has been professionally restored. There is some loss to the edge of the rowing boat which has been glazed.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. A155, pl. 55, fig. 165
Height: 9.5”
Date: c. 1850
Provenance: The Kirkland Tellwright Collection
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