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Staffordshire Abraham Offering Up Isaac, C. 1830.
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Staffordshire Abraham Offering Up Isaac, C. 1830.

19th century
Description

Staffordshire pottery bocage group, ‘Abraham offering up Isaac’, c. 1830.Modelled as Abraham holding up a dagger, as he prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac on an altar, whilst a lamb grazes beneath Isaac.

All before a bocage of large leaves, and set upon a deep scroll moulded base.

Coloured in typical enamels, beneath a pearlware glaze.

Titled ‘GENESIS CHAP 22’ ‘ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC’ in indented capitals.

Height – 27.5 cm, 10 7/8”.

Width – 19 cm, 7 1/2”.

Depth – 11.3 cm, 4 3/8”.

Condition – Repair to right hand and dagger. Typical wear to the glaze.

Physical Dimensions
Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
19cm (7.48")
Depth
11.3cm (4.45")
Declaration

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Staffordshire Pottery Biblical Figure to the 19th Century.

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Staffordshire pottery bocage group, ‘Abraham offering up Isaac’, c. 1830.
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Modelled as Abraham holding up a dagger, as he prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac on an altar, whilst a lamb grazes beneath Isaac.
Philip Carrol Antiques
fig 1. A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base.
fig 1. Staffordshire Abraham Offering Up Isaac, C. 1830.

All before a bocage of large leaves, and set upon a deep scroll moulded base.

Coloured in typical enamels, beneath a pearlware glaze.

Titled ‘GENESIS CHAP 22’ ‘ABRAHAM OFFERING UP ISAAC’ in indented capitals.

Height – 27.5 cm, 10 7/8”.

Width – 19 cm, 7 1/2”.

Depth – 11.3 cm, 4 3/8”.

Condition – Repair to right hand and dagger. Typical wear to the glaze.

Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
19cm (7.48")
Depth
11.3cm (4.45")
Date of Manufacture

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Staffordshire Pottery Biblical Figure to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189248
Philip Carrol Antiques
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Philip carrol antiques was established in 1983

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A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base.
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Archive I A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base.

Staffordshire Abraham offering up Isaac, c. 1830.

Archive II A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base. View II
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A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base.
Staffordshire Abraham offering up Isaac, c. 1830.
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A polychrome Staffordshire earthenware figure group depicting Abraham and Isaac on a green leaf-moulded ceramic base.
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Staffordshire pottery figures are earthenware decorative sculptures produced primarily in the Staffordshire region of England during the 18th and 19th centuries. They depicted popular historical events, biblical scenes, theatrical figures, and pastoral subjects for display in ordinary domestic homes.

These figures were typically hand-moulded or press-moulded from white earthenware or pearlware bodies. After an initial firing, they were coated in a clear lead glaze and hand-painted using overglaze enamel colours or underglaze cobalt oxide oxides.

Authentic period pieces usually exhibit slight moulding irregularities, evidence of hand-tooling, minor crazing in the lead glaze, and moderate wear along the unglazed base edge. Original 19th-century figures also tend to be lighter in weight than modern resin or heavy ceramic reproductions.

These figurative ceramics provide character when displayed individually or in symmetrical pairs on a fireplace mantelpiece, bookshelf, or console table. Grouping narrative figures together alongside modern art or greenery creates an eclectic contrast in traditional and contemporary settings alike.

Dust figures regularly using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent accumulation in detailed mouldings. Avoid submerging earthenware in water or using harsh household detergents, as moisture can seep into crazed glaze lines and compromise overglaze enamel paints.
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