Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2024
Lot 593
A rare Staffordshire porcelain figure of a juggling hedgehog, 19th century, standing on its back
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £378
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Description
A rare Staffordshire porcelain figure of a juggling hedgehog, 19th century, standing on its back paws with a red ball or berry in each of its fore paws, its coat formed of crumbed clay, raised on a circular base with stiff leaf moulding, 18.8cm.
Cf. D G Rice, English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century, p.173, where he describes hedgehogs in porcelain as very rare.