Antique Staffordshire Prattware pottery bear cub on base early 19th century

Reference: 4017

Dated: c. 1800 to c. 1810 Staffordshire England

Rare unrecorded figure of a bear cub modeled muzzled and tethered with a metal chain on a green base. The figure is a significant size and is strongly decorated in pratt colours.
Bear baiting was a popular "entertainment" from Elizabethan times until it was banned in England in 1835.
The figure is an exceptional piece and reflects the artistic expertise of the Staffordshire potters.

Dimensions: 8.50 inch wide 7.00 inch high

Medium: pottery prattware pearlware ceramic earthenware

Current Condition Corner of base restored and crack in hind leg professionally repaired.

Provenance: With Alistair Sampson London.

Literature: Myrna Schkolne page 126 Chapter 12 "Bearbaiting". People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures...Staffordshire Figures 1810-35

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