ANTIQUE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY PEARLWARE FIGURE OF THE DANDIES.

Reference: 6437

Dated: c. 1815 STAFFORDSHIRE

Antique Staffordshire pottery pearlware figure group of Dandies.
The pair of figures are modelled standing on a base, decorated with bright enamels and well modelled.The Dandies do make a good looking pair although they do have a touch of comedy about them. This figure group is a rare version of the Dandies, the bocage decoration is very distinctive and decorative.

Dimensions: 8.50 inch high

Medium: staffordshire pearlware pottery figure

Literature: Myrna Schkolne Book, People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures, Staffordshire figures 1810-35 devotes an entire chapter 4 to the Dandies phenonomen. The front cover of this excellent reference also shows a pair of Dandies in pride of place.

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