Antique Yorkshire Prattware pottery figures of Rams with attendants, English circa 1810

£4500

Dated: 1810 Yorkshire England

A rare pair of Yorkshire pottery Prattware figures of rams with diminutive scaled male and female attendants. The figures are modeled standing on bases with two resting lambs. The male figure is very well attired and sports a peaked cap. A crook is propped up at the leg of the towering ram figure. The Female wears a comb in her hair and holds a basket of flowers; her crook is also propped against the ram. The figures' costumes are an unusual and delightful feature of this pair.

Dimensions: 6.5 inches high

Current Condition: Only minor signs of wear are commensurate with age, and there are no restorations.

Provenance: Private Collection of a lady in the Channell Isles.

Literature: Page 86 Prattware by John and Griselda Lewis

£4500    $6075

Description

A rare pair of Yorkshire pottery Prattware figures of rams with diminutive scaled male and female attendants. The figures are modeled standing on bases with two resting lambs. The male figure is very well attired and sports a peaked cap. A crook is propped up at the leg of the towering ram figure. The Female wears a comb in her hair and holds a basket of flowers; her crook is also propped against the ram. The figures’ costumes are an unusual and delightful feature of this pair.

Additional information

Dimensions 6.5 in