Pair of Staffordshire pottery figures of leopards with bocage and tree trunks circa 1820

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£3450

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire

Staffordshire Pottery pearlware glazed bocage-type figures of leopards standing against hollow tree trunks, with branches, leaves, and flowers. Their yellow coats are decorated with groups of three spots, and the green mound bases are decorated with orange scrolls. An exceptionally rare previously unrecorded pair.

Dimensions: 5.5 inches high

Current Condition: Professional restoration to tree trunks and and at paws by conservator of ceramics to the Royal family

£3450    $4657

Description

Staffordshire Pottery pearlware glazed bocage-type figures of leopards standing against hollow tree trunks, with branches, leaves, and flowers. Their yellow coats are decorated with groups of three spots, and the green mound bases are decorated with orange scrolls.

An exceptionally rare previously unrecorded pair.

Additional information

Dimensions 5.5 in