£2850
Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England
This is a Staffordshire pottery pearlware figure of an amputee-wounded soldier. He is well-modeled, wearing a uniform red coat and a tricorn hat with feathers. He has a crutch as support under his arm. His right leg is fitted with a wooden peg leg, and the stump of his left leg is shown with a roll at the breeches. He holds some papers in his right hand. The veteran would most likely have been a casualty of the American or Napoleonic Wars.
Dimensions: 8.25 inches high
Current Condition: Professional restoration at the hat and crutch.
Literature: Page 117 figure reference 79.27 Volume 2 in Staffordshire Figures 17880-1840 by Myrna Schkolne published by Schiffer.
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This is a Staffordshire pottery pearlware figure of an amputee-wounded soldier. He is well-modeled, wearing a uniform red coat and a tricorn hat with feathers. He has a crutch as support under his arm. His right leg is fitted with a wooden peg leg, and the stump of his left leg is shown with a roll at the breeches. He holds some papers in his right hand. The veteran would most likely have been a casualty of the American or Napoleonic Wars.
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