Paul Pry Staffordshire pottery theatrical figure in pearlware c1820

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£675

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire

Antique Staffordshire pottery theatrical figure of Paul Pry with his famous umberalla. This figure is titled,well modelled and coloured in bright enamels.

Dimensions: 6.5 inches high

Current Condition: Minor professional restoration at umberella.

Literature: Wikapedia; The storyline is centered on a comical, idle, meddlesome and mischievous fellow consumed with curiosity. Unable to mind his own business, he's an interfering busybody who conveniently leaves behind an umbrella everywhere he goes in order to have an excuse to return and eavesdrop. At the end, however, Pry becomes a hero for rescuing papers from a well that incriminate more serious troublemakers.

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Description

Antique Staffordshire pottery theatrical figure of Paul Pry with his famous umberalla.
This figure is titled,well modelled and coloured in bright enamels.

Additional information

Dimensions 6.5 in