STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY BOCAGE FIGURE GROUP OF SHEPHERDS C1815

Reference: 6243

Dated: c. 1800 Staffordshire

Antique Staffordshire pottery figure group of a shepherds couple surrounded by figures of sheep,lambs,a dog and a goat.
The detail on this figure is very appealing as is the romantic and idealised subject.
The bocage is of a rare and unusual form and the figure has a distictive uniqueness when compared to similar Staffordshire pottery figures of the late 18th and early 19th century in England.

Dimensions: 9.50 inch high

Medium: antique staffordshire pearlware figures pottery ceramic

Literature: Re. Myrna Schkolne Book titled People, Passions,Pastimes and Pleasures ...Staffordshire figures circa 1810-35. Chapter 33 explains the social significance of these figures and features numerous images.

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