£2850
Dated: 1795 Burslem Staffordshire England.
A classicaly inspired pearlware pottery bust impressed on the reverse of the socle "Eygptian Priestess" also with the potters name " Ra Wood Burslem". The form is taken from a Greek marble of antiquity located in Versaille. Ralph Wood modelling is perhaps the best of the period and this piece is a wonderful example with delicately applied enamel colours.
Dimensions: 11 inches high
Current Condition: Fine original unrestored condition.
Provenance: Folkard Collection ( bears label). With Jonathan Horne London. Private Collection England.
Literature: Page 247 Volume 4 "Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840" by Myrna Schkolne and published by Schiffer
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A classicaly inspired pearlware pottery bust impressed on the reverse of the socle “Eygptian Priestess” also with the potters name ” Ra Wood Burslem”.
The form is taken from a Greek marble of antiquity located in Versaille.
Ralph Wood modelling is perhaps the best of the period and this piece is a wonderful example with delicately applied enamel colours.
| Dimensions | 11 in |
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