Antique Staffordshire pottery figure Bull Baiting group table base "Sherratt". circa 1820

Reference: 3282

Dated: 1815 to 1820 Staffordshire England

An exceptional Staffordshire pottery table base figure group "Obadiah Sherratt".
The figure is very strongly decorated in enamel colours, full of live and of social significance from the early 19th century.
Several figures were produced relating to Bull Baiting,( the "sport" was banned in England in 1835) the Sherratt table base group is perhaps the most iconic.

Dimensions: 14.00 inch wide 11.00 inch high

Medium: Staffordshire pottery pearlware

Current Condition Some good professional restorations

Provenance: Private Collection.

Literature: Myrna Schkolne Volume 2 , Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 chapter 83 published by Schiffer and available at Amazon.com

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