£1750
Dated: 1750 Staffordshire England
This Staffordshire pottery stoneware salt-glazed figure with cobalt blue splashes represents Spinario, a young boy sitting on a rock intent on removing a thorn from his foot, probably from treading grapes during the harvest. The figure is inspired by the early Greek and later Roman and Renaissance pieces discovered with the popularity of the British on their educational quest, the Grand Tour.
Dimensions: 4.5 inches high 4.5 inches long
Current Condition: Fine
Provenance: From the collection of Diane Edwards the co- author of WHITE SALT_GLAZED STONEWARE of the British Isles published by the Antique Collectors Club.
Literature: WHITE SALT_GLAZED STONEWARE of the British Isles published by the Antique Collectors Club. By Edwards and Hampson
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This Staffordshire pottery stoneware salt-glazed figure with cobalt blue splashes represents Spinario, a young boy sitting on a rock intent on removing a thorn from his foot, probably from treading grapes during the harvest. The figure is inspired by the early Greek and later Roman and Renaissance pieces discovered with the popularity of the British on their educational quest, the Grand Tour.
| Dimensions | 4.5 × 4.5 in |
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