Ralph Wood pottery bull baiting group circa 1785 Staffordshire England.

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£3450

Dated: 1785 Staffordshire England

A good Ralph Wood creamware-bodied bullbaiting figure artistically modeled and decorated with color glazes in the classic style of this pottery. The bull is strikingly portrayed, head bent to the ground, grappling with the attention of the terrier biting at his feet. The figure is exceptionally well colored in a soft brown, green, tan, and ochre, and as is often the case with Ralph Wood pieces, the hollow base is unglazed. One of the best examples of its type, a similar figure, is located in the City Museum and Art Gallery Stoke on Trent, England.  

Dimensions: 6.5 inches high

Current Condition: Restored by the ceramics conservator to the British Royal Family, tail, ears, horns and tip of dogs tail.

Provenance: Collection of a gentleman in the English Home Counties

Literature: Page 58 English Earthenware Figures 1740-1840 by Pat Halfpenny, published by the Antique Collectors Club (1991)

£3450    $4657

Description

A good Ralph Wood creamware-bodied bullbaiting figure artistically modeled and decorated with color glazes in the classic style of this pottery.

The bull is strikingly portrayed, head bent to the ground, grappling with the attention of the terrier biting at his feet.

The figure is exceptionally well colored in a soft brown, green, tan, and ochre, and as is often the case with Ralph Wood pieces, the hollow base is unglazed.

One of the best examples of its type, a similar figure, is located in the City Museum and Art Gallery Stoke on Trent, England.

 

Additional information

Dimensions 6.5 in