Staffordshire pottery pearlware equestrian Cossack figure circa 1810

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£6450

Dated: 1810 Staffordshire England

This large-scale pottery equestrian figure of a cossack is pearlware glazed, decorated in color enamels, and stands on a faux black marble oblong base. The imposing, bearded male brandishes a saber, and a pistol is tucked into his wide belt while seated on his sturdy pony. Myrna Schkolne, in her reference 31.37 Volume 2 Staffordshirefigures 1780-1840, notes that the figure was likely inspired by " The Brave Cossack," a spectacle at Astley's London-based Amphitheatre performed in 1807 and 1812. The drama would have been of special interest to the British public as the Russian Cossacks were fighting the war with Napoleon during his disastrous winter campaign. Another example of this rare figure is located at the Brighton and Hove Museum in Henry Willett's Collection collection.            

Dimensions: 13 inches high, 4.75 inches wide, 9.75 inches long

Current Condition: The figure is in remarkable condition with the Sabre replaced, and minor restoration to a crack in the left arm and some turquoise enamel re-touched.

Provenance: Private collection Midlands England

Literature: Page 94 A Potted History. Henry Willett's Ceramic chronicle of Britain.by Stella Beddoe...... Also ref.Page 15 Volume 2. Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 by Myrna Schkolne

£6450    $8707

Description

This large-scale pottery equestrian figure of a cossack is pearlware glazed, decorated in color enamels, and stands on a faux black marble oblong base.

The imposing, bearded male brandishes a saber, and a pistol is tucked into his wide belt while seated on his sturdy pony.

Myrna Schkolne, in her reference 31.37 Volume 2 Staffordshirefigures 1780-1840, notes that the figure was likely inspired by ” The Brave Cossack,” a spectacle at Astley’s London-based Amphitheatre performed in 1807 and 1812. The drama would have been of special interest to the British public as the Russian Cossacks were fighting the war with Napoleon during his disastrous winter campaign.

Another example of this rare figure is located at the Brighton and Hove Museum in Henry Willett’s Collection collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information

Dimensions 9.75 × 4.75 × 13 in