Porcelain, Pottery and Glass - 30th April 2013

Lot 185

An unusual Pratt type figure of a boy late 18th/early 19th century

Estimate £50 - £100 | Hammer £40

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Description

An unusual Pratt type figure of a boy late 18th/early 19th century, pulling his trousers around his ankles and exposing his buttocks, typically coloured in splashes of green, blue and ochre, damaged and repaired, 6cm.

This figure may relate to a reported stage act of a boy laying an egg, popular in music halls of the time.