Rare Staffordshire pottery duo of an equestrian hunter with his hound, early 19thc

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£11500

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England

An exceptionally rare "pairing" of pearlware glaze equestrian hunter figures with best quality enamel decoration. One figure depicts the rider passing a small house in chase of a hare supported by his hound. The other figure shows the rider standing holding aloft the captured hare. Both figures are modeled against a three trunk tree standing on a green base with flowers. The figure with the rider on horseback is previously unrecorded.

Dimensions: 6.5 inches high

Current Condition: Restorations professionally and invisibly executed.

Provenance: From a residence in Jane Austen territory England .

Literature: Myrna Schkolne Volume 2 page 152, Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840

£11500    $15525

Description

An exceptionally rare “pairing” of pearlware glaze equestrian hunter figures with best quality enamel decoration. One figure depicts the rider passing a small house in chase of a hare supported by his hound. The other figure shows the rider standing holding aloft the captured hare. Both figures are modeled against a three trunk tree standing on a green base with flowers.
The figure with the rider on horseback is previously unrecorded.

Additional information

Dimensions 6.5 in