A pair of early 19thC cast iron polychrome painted door stops.
They depict two figures drinking; based upon the characters from Robbie Burns poem Tam O’Shanter. The extract below gives the mood;
“But to our tale:-- Ae market-night,
Tam had got planted unco right;
Fast by an ingle, bleezing finely,
Wi'' reaming swats, that drank divinely
And at his elbow, Souter Johnny,
His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony;
Tam lo''ed him like a vera brither--
They had been fou for weeks thegither!
The night drave on wi'' sangs and clatter
And ay the ale was growing better:
The landlady and Tam grew gracious,
wi'' favours secret,sweet and precious
The Souter tauld his queerest stories;
The landlord''s laugh was ready chorus:
The storm without might rair and rustle,
Tam did na mind the storm a whistle.”
Likely cast in Scotland C.1830-40
Internal Reference: SKU...00000199
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA969449
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 26cm (10.2inches)
Width is 15cm (5.9inches)
Depth is 5cm (2.0inches)
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