A very sweet and well made porcelain figure depicting a young gentleman.
The boy wears a blue sailor’s jacket and white breeches, his hands in his pockets in an attitude of easy confidence. The white elements of his outfit are richly adorned with gilt. He stands on a subtly textured round base with a gilt band. The figure bears certain hallmarks of the work of John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton.
This figure is based on an earlier figure which pairs with a figure of a young girl carrying a doll. The original pair is thought to be based on a pair of Regency-era lithographs titled See My Baby and Just Breeched. ‘Breeched’, in this sense, is a reference to the boy having reached a certain age of maturity in which he is given his first pair of breeches and is no longer required to wear the long frock-like clothing given to younger children.
This figure is offered in lovely condition with no damage or repair. There are some spots of flaking to the blue enamel including a large flake on the boy’s right arm. There is a small nibble to the underside of the base behind the supporting column.
A charming and beautifully made little figure.
Reference: [A similar earlier figure] Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figures 1780 to 1840: Volume Four, p. 35, fig. 145.9
A very sweet and well made porcelain figure depicting a young gentleman.
The boy wears a blue sailor’s jacket and white breeches, his hands in his pockets in an attitude of easy confidence. The white elements of his outfit are richly adorned with gilt. He stands on a subtly textured round base with a gilt band. The figure bears certain hallmarks of the work of John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton.
This figure is based on an earlier figure which pairs with a figure of a young girl carrying a doll. The original pair is thought to be based on a pair of Regency-era lithographs titled See My Baby and Just Breeched. ‘Breeched’, in this sense, is a reference to the boy having reached a certain age of maturity in which he is given his first pair of breeches and is no longer required to wear the long frock-like clothing given to younger children.
This figure is offered in lovely condition with no damage or repair. There are some spots of flaking to the blue enamel including a large flake on the boy’s right arm. There is a small nibble to the underside of the base behind the supporting column.
A charming and beautifully made little figure.
Reference: [A similar earlier figure] Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figures 1780 to 1840: Volume Four, p. 35, fig. 145.9
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