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THIS RARE PAIR OF C19TH STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES, DEPICT A DAIRYMAID AND A COWHERD, EACH STANDING WITH A WHITE COW ON A LARGE OVAL BASE (PHOTO 1).
BOTH FIGURES HAVE MANY FINE HAND PAINTED DETAILS, INCLUDING THEIR ATTRACTIVE FACIAL FEATURES AND MANY FINE GILDED DETAILS. THE DAIRYMAID'S SHOES AND MILK PAIL HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY WELL MODELLED, AS HAVE THE COWHERD'S SCARF, WAISTCOAT AND WHIP (PHOTOS 2-6).
EACH FIGURE STANDS 21CMS (8.25") HIGH, WITH A WIDTH OF 20CMS (8") AND TOGETHER, THEY WEIGH 2.67Kg (AROUND 94OZ). I WOULD ESTIMATE THEIR AGE TO BE EARLY TO MID 19TH CENTURY.
THEY ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, CONSIDERING THEIR AGE, THE ONLY PROBLEMS BEING CHIPS FROM THE COWS HORNS AND A CRACK IN THE BASE OF THE COWHERD FIGURE (PHOTOS 9-11). THERE ARE ALSO SPOTS OF DISCOLOURATION ON THE BACK OF ONE OF THE COWS (PHOTO 12) AND A NICK FROM THE COWHERD'S NOSE.
THESE REALLY WELL CRAFTED C19TH FIGURES, WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY AND A MOST ATTRACTIVE PAIR OF ORNAMENTS.
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