A handsome pair of figures depicting Prince Albert and Queen Victoria sitting on thrones atop circular gilt-lined bases.
Albert wears a long cobalt jacket, white trousers, and a green sash around his waist. His left hand rests on his knee and he holds a scroll in his right hand. Victoria wears a cobalt bodice, long peach skirt, and a hat or crown. Her hands rest on her lap and her right foot is elevated on an ornate footstool. Both sit on ermine-trimmed thrones.
The thrones are particularly ornate - modelled in the round with moulded shaped backs and patterned carved legs (visible on the back of both figures. The gap between the back legs of the thrones serve the function of firing holes.
The figures display very well though there are some repairs to Victoria. Albert is in very good condition with only some very small nibbles to the base. Victoria’s neck has been repaired discretely (though not professionally) and a gilt beaded necklace has been painted to conceal the repair. This is reasonably subtle from a distance but it is technically an anachronistic adaptation to the original figure. Victoria’s right arm has been semi-professionally restored. There is an old chip to the back of Victoria’s crown, visible from behind. As with Albert, there are some small nibbles around Victoria’s base.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 171, figs 487 and 488
Height: 6.5”
Date: c. 1840
Provenance: A substantial, high-quality private collection, name unknown
A handsome pair of figures depicting Prince Albert and Queen Victoria sitting on thrones atop circular gilt-lined bases.
Albert wears a long cobalt jacket, white trousers, and a green sash around his waist. His left hand rests on his knee and he holds a scroll in his right hand. Victoria wears a cobalt bodice, long peach skirt, and a hat or crown. Her hands rest on her lap and her right foot is elevated on an ornate footstool. Both sit on ermine-trimmed thrones.
The thrones are particularly ornate - modelled in the round with moulded shaped backs and patterned carved legs (visible on the back of both figures. The gap between the back legs of the thrones serve the function of firing holes.
The figures display very well though there are some repairs to Victoria. Albert is in very good condition with only some very small nibbles to the base. Victoria’s neck has been repaired discretely (though not professionally) and a gilt beaded necklace has been painted to conceal the repair. This is reasonably subtle from a distance but it is technically an anachronistic adaptation to the original figure. Victoria’s right arm has been semi-professionally restored. There is an old chip to the back of Victoria’s crown, visible from behind. As with Albert, there are some small nibbles around Victoria’s base.
Reference: A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 1875: Book One, p. 171, figs 487 and 488
Height: 6.5”
Date: c. 1840
Provenance: A substantial, high-quality private collection, name unknown
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