Ritas Bazaar has dated this Victorian Staffordshire Religious Figure to the 1860s.
Christ is modelled standing beside a tall rectangular column with his head inclined and his hands bound behind his back. The figure is fully modelled in the round, with carefully defined modelling of the body and limbs.
The figure stands on a substantial shaped base decorated at the front with a large shell motif and scrolling rocaille ornament. A firing vent at the rear of the hollow column reflects the traditional construction of large Staffordshire earthenware figures.
The model is documented in A. & N. Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835–1875, Book 2, p. 22, fig. 1699, where the subject is identified as The Flagellation of Christ. Closely related monumental examples are known from specialist collections of Victorian religious Staffordshire, including the Stephen Duckworth Collection, part of which is now held by The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire and the Potteries around Stoke-on-Trent became internationally renowned as one of the principal centres of British ceramic production. The district produced many of the leading names in English pottery and developed a particularly distinctive tradition of Victorian figural wares.
Dimensions:
Weight: 1,631 g
Height: 40 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Condition:
Age-related crazing to the glaze. Some paint loss and flaking to the hair and red-orange drapery. Minor flaking to the paint on the hands. Otherwise in good antique condition.
Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. Shipping costs include handling, packaging and postage.
Ritas Bazaar has dated this Victorian Staffordshire Religious Figure to the 1860s.
You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Ritas Bazaar Profile Page
Victorian Staffordshire Earthenware Christ at the Column, C.1860
