A charming, rare and fine figure in two parts depicting Queen Victoria, fashioned as a trinket box.
The Queen is crowned and stands with her hands folded, a handkerchief in her left hand. She wears a lilac bodice with a white frill and a green and orange frilled skirt. The figure opens beneath the first frill of the skirt to serve as a box. It is one of only a small handful of Staffordshire figures which serve this purpose.
Dating this figure is extremely difficult. The figure was probably produced for the first time in the late 1840s, but it was reproduced by the Kent Factory. I believe this figure dates to mid-1850s or a little later, and was possibly produced by the Thomas Parr Factory. The colour-scheme of the figure matches that in Harding: Book One.
The figure is in excellent original condition with no damage or repair.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 166, fig. 464
Height: 7.25”
Date: c. 1850s
A charming, rare and fine figure in two parts depicting Queen Victoria, fashioned as a trinket box.
The Queen is crowned and stands with her hands folded, a handkerchief in her left hand. She wears a lilac bodice with a white frill and a green and orange frilled skirt. The figure opens beneath the first frill of the skirt to serve as a box. It is one of only a small handful of Staffordshire figures which serve this purpose.
Dating this figure is extremely difficult. The figure was probably produced for the first time in the late 1840s, but it was reproduced by the Kent Factory. I believe this figure dates to mid-1850s or a little later, and was possibly produced by the Thomas Parr Factory. The colour-scheme of the figure matches that in Harding: Book One.
The figure is in excellent original condition with no damage or repair.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 166, fig. 464
Height: 7.25”
Date: c. 1850s
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