Pair of Staffordshire Obadiah Sherrat pottery table-base figures of the Widow and Elijah

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£2250

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England

A pair of rare tablebase pottery pearlware bocage type glazed named figures of Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath. The pair can be attributed to the Obadiah Wood Pottery located in Staffordshire and made in the early 19th century. The decoration on the pair is exceptional with high quality enamels, and detailed attention especially noted on the grass mound on which the figures sit. This biblical pairing has dual religious and social significance. The Old Testament in First Kings tells of Elijah's meeting with the Widow and her son and the ensuing miracles. Poverty, exacerbated by the Napoleonic Wars, was a feature for many working folks in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the miracles, the replenishment of the oil and flour to feed the Widow and her boy, and the provision of sustenance to Elijah brought by the ravens provided inspirational comfort and hope.

£2250    $3037

Description

A pair of rare tablebase pottery pearlware bocage type glazed named figures of Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath.
The pair can be attributed to the Obadiah Wood Pottery located in Staffordshire and made in the early 19th century.
The decoration on the pair is exceptional with high quality enamels, and detailed attention especially noted on the grass mound on which the figures sit.

This biblical pairing has dual religious and social significance. The Old Testament in First Kings tells of Elijah’s meeting with the Widow and her son and the ensuing miracles. Poverty, exacerbated by the Napoleonic Wars, was a feature for many working folks in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the miracles, the replenishment of the oil and flour to feed the Widow and her boy, and the provision of sustenance to Elijah brought by the ravens provided inspirational comfort and hope.