English and European Ceramics and Glass - 7th May 2014

Lot 316

A rare Staffordshire figure of George IV c.1825

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A rare Staffordshire figure of George IV c.1825, standing and wearing a blue frock coat, holding a scroll in his left hand, 15.5cm.

Cf. Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures 1740-1840, p.213 for the example in the Royal Pavilion Art Gallery & Museum, Brighton, HW68.