£12500
Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England
This exceptionally rare Staffordshire Pottery model of a tiger mauling a child stands on an oval base, which is faux marbled in black. The child is prostrate under the tiger's paw, the animal bearing teeth and staring down with red-rimmed eyes. The figure is from a group of "menagerie" related models produced by the " Obadiah Sherratt Pottery."
Dimensions: 5.5 inches high 8.25 inches long
Current Condition: Restored at child, tail and re-touched enamels by ceramic conservators to the British Royal Family.
Literature: Myrna Schkolne, People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures (2006) page 110 illustrates the same model but with a lamb as the unfortunate subject .
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This exceptionally rare Staffordshire Pottery model of a tiger mauling a child stands on an oval base, which is faux marbled in black.
The child is prostrate under the tiger’s paw, the animal bearing teeth and staring down with red-rimmed eyes.
The figure is from a group of “menagerie” related models produced by the ” Obadiah Sherratt Pottery.”
| Dimensions | 8.25 × 5.5 in |
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