Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017

Lot 56

A pair of late 18th century Staffordshire pottery groups attributed to John Wood

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A pair of late 18th century Staffordshire pottery groups attributed to John Wood, of winged cherubs standing on a lion and a panther, each standing on a naturalistic base, 21cm high, 16.2cm wide. (2)

See Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840, p.91 for an identical pair in the City Museum, Stoke-on-Trent.

Provenance:

Purchased from Alistair Sampson Antiques.

From the collection of Sir Michael Codron.