Antique Staffordshire pottery figure Bull Baiting group table base “Sherratt”. circa 1820

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£7500

Dated: 1815 to 1820 Staffordshire England

An exceptional Staffordshire pottery table base figure group "Obadiah Sherratt". The figure is very strongly decorated in enamel colours, full of live and of social significance from the early 19th century. Several figures were produced relating to Bull Baiting,( the "sport" was banned in England in 1835) the Sherratt table base group is perhaps the most iconic.

Dimensions: 11 inches high, 14 inches wide

Current Condition: Some good professional restorations

Provenance: Private Collection.

Literature: Myrna Schkolne Volume 2 , Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 chapter 83 published by Schiffer and available at Amazon.com

£7500    $10125

Description

An exceptional Staffordshire pottery table base figure group “Obadiah Sherratt”.
The figure is very strongly decorated in enamel colours, full of live and of social significance from the early 19th century.
Several figures were produced relating to Bull Baiting,( the “sport” was banned in England in 1835) the Sherratt table base group is perhaps the most iconic.

Additional information

Dimensions 14 × 11 in