Antique Staffordshire pottery pearlware Bull Baiting figure by Sherratt.

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£5750

Dated: 1815 Staffordshire England

Antique Staffordshire pottery pearlware bull baiting figure group with a rainbow base. This small version is a rarity. A similar figure group can be seen in the Brighton and Hove Museum.

Dimensions: 6.75 inches high, 8 inches wide

Current Condition: Professional restorations to extremeties

Literature: Myrna Shkolne. People, Passions , Pastimes and Pleasures ;Staffordshire Pottery 1810-35 Page 145 illustrates the figure located in the Brighton and Hove Museum England. Chapter 13 is titled BULL BAITING and gives a fascinating insight to the social "sport" which was eventually banned in 1835

£5750    $6612

Description

Antique Staffordshire pottery pearlware bull baiting figure group with a rainbow base.
This small version is a rarity.
A similar figure group can be seen in the Brighton and Hove Museum.

Additional information

Dimensions 8 × 6.75 in