English Prattware pottery bird feeder in the formed as a bust of Napoleon circa 1810

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£1585

Dated: 1800 to 1810 Staffordshire or Yorkshire England

This Staffordshire or Yorkshire pottery bird feeder is expressively molded with the bust of Napoleon and strongly decorated in Pratt colors of blue, orange, mossy green, and brown. This rare and novel piece was made to ridicule the great man during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.

Dimensions: 5 inches high, 3.25 inches wide

Current Condition: Original firing stress detail at the tube on reverse.

Provenance: Private Collector of English Naval Ceramics

£1585    $2139

Description

This Staffordshire or Yorkshire pottery bird feeder is expressively molded with the bust of Napoleon and strongly decorated in Pratt colors of blue, orange, mossy green, and brown. This rare and novel piece was made to ridicule the great man during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.

Additional information

Dimensions 3.25 × 5 in