English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017
Lot 395
A pair of Staffordshire porcelain figures of street traders c.1830-40
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £400
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Description
A pair of Staffordshire porcelain figures of street traders c.1830-40, one of a female fish seller with a bowl of her wares resting on her head, the other of a man with his wares in a sack, calling his cries to his customers, a Staffordshire pottery figure of J H Hackett in his role as Falstaff, and another of a pair of musicians forming a spill vase group, 28.5cm. (4)
Provenance: from a private collection. The street traders purchased from Christie's in 2004, Falstaff in 1991.