Ralph Wood pearlware pottery group, Vicar and Moses, Staffordshire, c. 1785. An exceptionally fine depiction of Moses, escorting the Vicar. Moses carries a large lantern, painted with a lit candle.Wearing 18th Century dress, the heavily inebriated figures stagger back to the church, with the intention of performing a funeral service; standing on an oval grassy mound, which is set upon a large pedestal base, painted to simulate marble. Set with a large oval medallion, inscribed ‘Vicar and Moses’.Decorated in coloured enamels, beneath a pearlware glaze.Height – 30 cm, 11 3/4”.Width – 18.5 cm, 7 1/4”.Depth – 10.7 cm, 4 1/4”.Condition – Slight crack to the chin of Moses. Professional repair to the brim of his hat. Otherwise in excellent condition.A fine, early example of this group, in sharp contrast to the numerous later reproductions, of what was to prove a popular figure, but also illustrate the decline in quality of production at the Staffordshire factories ...