Staffordshire figure group Dr Syntax Playing Card by Obadiah Sherratt Pottery circa 1820

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£4850

Dated: 1820 to 1825 Burslem Staffordshire England

This Obadiah Sherratt Staffordshire pottery group shows Doctor Syntax at a Card Party. The piece is finely molded and decorated with quality colored enamels. The oak leaf bocage pearlware glazed group shows the Doctor playing cards with a gentleman seated opposite with a table centered on a rainbow-colored base. The amusing and socially significant figure was inspired by Rowlandson's engraving from the third tour of Doctor Syntax, which was published in 1821. An almost identical figure is located in the Brighton and Hove Museum

Dimensions: 7 inches high 8.5 inches long

Current Condition: Restored by the Ceramics Conservationist to the British Royal Family, table re-attached, Syntax Card arm

Literature: Myrna Schkolne Volume 2 Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 page 31 figure reference 36.3

£4850    $6547

Description

This Obadiah Sherratt Staffordshire pottery group shows Doctor Syntax at a Card Party. The piece is finely molded and decorated with quality colored enamels. The oak leaf bocage pearlware glazed group shows the Doctor playing cards with a gentleman seated opposite with a table centered on a rainbow-colored base.

The amusing and socially significant figure was inspired by Rowlandson’s engraving from the third tour of Doctor Syntax, which was published in 1821.

An almost identical figure is located in the Brighton and Hove Museum

Additional information

Dimensions 8.5 × 7 in