British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024

Lot 237

A pair of Wood type pearlware figures of dogs, c.1785-95, modelled as a spaniel and a pointer seated

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1890

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Description

A pair of Wood type pearlware figures of dogs, c.1785-95, modelled as a spaniel and a pointer seated with heads turned on tasselled cushions picked out in ochre, green and manganese, small damages and repairs, 18cm. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.

Cf. Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures 1740-1840, p.90 for the spaniel model.