S613080 STAFFORDSHIRE ZEBRA FIGURE
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RARE AND VERY EARLY STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF A ZEBRA WITH 'W' MARK IN SLIP TO UNDERSIDE. THE POTTER (PROBABLY EDWARD WALLEY 1845 - 1856) HAS USED AN EXISTING MOULD OF A HORSE AND PAINTED BLACK STRIPES TO REPRESENT A ZEBRA; THIS PRACTICE WAS CARRIED OUT UNTIL c1850 WHEN MORE ACCURATE DETAILS OF ZEBRA WERE AVAILABLE AND MORE CORRECT MOULDS WERE MADE. THIS FIGURE DATES THEREFORE TO 1845 - 1850. MILLERS, STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES COLLECTORS GUIDE, PAGE 16, GIVES MORE DETAILS AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS ZEBRA ALONGSIDE A POST 1850 ZEBRA. CONDITION IS ALMOST PRISTINE. THERE IS A FIRING CRACK AT THE BASE OF ONE FOOT AND ONLY VERY SLIGHT RUBBING TO PAINTWORKS. WIDTH 200mm, HEIGHT 225mm, WEIGHT 796g.
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