An attractive and well-decorated figure of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.
Burns - wearing a white jacket, tartan scarf, patterned yellow waistcoat, pink britches, white socks, and black boots - stands next to a naturalistic trunk. He holds a bonnet in his left hand and a book - presumably a book of his own works - in his right. A thistle is growing up the naturalistic trunk. The figure is titled ‘ROB. BURNS’ in black.
The figure is nicely modelled with good texture to clothing and features, and is pleasingly coloured in soft, natural tones. The glaze has a fresh, glossy finish over the undecorated or lightly decorated portions of the figure, such as the jacket and flesh.
The figure displays very well. There is a firing flaw at the back of the neck (not visible from the front) and there may have been some historic professional restoration here too. The black of the bonnet has been re-painted (note the contrast with the more ‘matte’ original black boots), and there is some later re-painting to the hair, presumably to conceal obvious enamel-flaking. There is a chip to the rim of the base visible only on the back of the figure. Aside from these small imperfections and discreet touch-ups, the figure displays well and is, for the most part, in good original condition.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 35, fig. 57
Height: 13”
Date: c. 1860s
An attractive and well-decorated figure of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.
Burns - wearing a white jacket, tartan scarf, patterned yellow waistcoat, pink britches, white socks, and black boots - stands next to a naturalistic trunk. He holds a bonnet in his left hand and a book - presumably a book of his own works - in his right. A thistle is growing up the naturalistic trunk. The figure is titled ‘ROB. BURNS’ in black.
The figure is nicely modelled with good texture to clothing and features, and is pleasingly coloured in soft, natural tones. The glaze has a fresh, glossy finish over the undecorated or lightly decorated portions of the figure, such as the jacket and flesh.
The figure displays very well. There is a firing flaw at the back of the neck (not visible from the front) and there may have been some historic professional restoration here too. The black of the bonnet has been re-painted (note the contrast with the more ‘matte’ original black boots), and there is some later re-painting to the hair, presumably to conceal obvious enamel-flaking. There is a chip to the rim of the base visible only on the back of the figure. Aside from these small imperfections and discreet touch-ups, the figure displays well and is, for the most part, in good original condition.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 35, fig. 57
Height: 13”
Date: c. 1860s
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