£9750
Dated: 1800 to 1810 Staffordshire England
Rare unrecorded figure of a bear cub modeled muzzled and tethered with a metal chain on a green base. The figure is a significant size and is strongly decorated in pratt colours. Bear baiting was a popular "entertainment" from Elizabethan times until it was banned in England in 1835. The figure is an exceptional piece and reflects the artistic expertise of the Staffordshire potters.
Dimensions: 7 inches high, 8.5 inches wide
Current Condition: Corner of base restored and crack in hind leg professionally repaired.
Provenance: With Alistair Sampson London.
Literature: Myrna Schkolne page 126 Chapter 12 "Bearbaiting". People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures...Staffordshire Figures 1810-35
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Rare unrecorded figure of a bear cub modeled muzzled and tethered with a metal chain on a green base. The figure is a significant size and is strongly decorated in pratt colours.
Bear baiting was a popular “entertainment” from Elizabethan times until it was banned in England in 1835.
The figure is an exceptional piece and reflects the artistic expertise of the Staffordshire potters.
| Dimensions | 8.5 × 7 in |
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