A rare pair of Staffordshire figures of a bird, possibly a pigeon or dove, seated on a tree with a nest of eggs below. Each one is brightly painted and dating circa 1860. Both are in excellent condition, one only with slight old restoration of its beak, as shown in pics, both with very minor fritting to the moss around each nest. Both have a worn gilt line around each base. Each one with a vent hole to the reverse. Rare as a pair. Reserved DA
Size approx. 22.5cm tall 9.5cmwide and 7.8cm deep
For an identical pair please refer to Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 to 1875 volume 2 by A & N Harding page 234, plate 2847
Price £895.00 inclusive of shipping to within the UK
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Internal Reference: OSA1398
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1088220
Dateline of this antique is 1860
Height is 22.5cm (8.9inches)
Width is 9.5cm (3.7inches)
Depth is 7.8cm (3.1inches)
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