£9750
Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England
Staffordshire pottery pearlware glazed table base with bocage figure group titled ALE BENCH attributed to Obadiah Sherratt. With the upturned table and the couple fighting, this figure is the rarest of the three versions of "Ale Bench." The glaze, vital modeling, and enamel decoration are exceptional, and the group is probably one of the best and most significant of its type.
Dimensions: 8.5 inches high
Current Condition: Restored by Ceramic Conservators to the British Royal Family, tip of leaf, two table legs, leg on the table base .
Literature: Myrna Schkolne, page 58 Chapter 148 figure reference 148.3 Volume 4 Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 published by Schiffer 2014
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Staffordshire pottery pearlware glazed table base with bocage figure group titled ALE BENCH attributed to Obadiah Sherratt.
With the upturned table and the couple fighting, this figure is the rarest of the three versions of “Ale Bench.”
The glaze, vital modeling, and enamel decoration are exceptional, and the group is probably one of the best and most significant of its type.
| Dimensions | 8.5 in |
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