What kinds of figures turn up most often?

Victorian Staffordshire earthenware leads. "Staffordshire" appears in about a third of titles, with portrait subjects, theatrical characters and animals, spaniels most of all. Porcelain is the other large block, roughly a quarter, split between English factory figures and Continental figures and groups. Parian, bisque, terracotta and Asian ceramics make up the remainder.

Why do so many listings say pair?

Figures were commonly made as facing companions for either end of a mantel. Shepherd and shepherdess, lady and gentleman, or two animals turned toward each other. A quarter of all titles on Sellingantiques carry the word, so the pair is close to the category's standard unit rather than an exception.

How old are these figures?

Dealer-entered dates run from 1700 to 1960. One outlier sits outside that span, an Egyptian faience shabti entered simply as "Before 1700". Much of the category is dated by era: "19th Century" covers 335 listings, "Victorian" another 95, "18th Century" 104. Where a year is given, the 1860s and 1880s are the densest decades.

Are figures ever useful as well as decorative?

Often. The listings include watch holders, spill vases, quill and pen holders, inkwells, candlesticks, money boxes, bookends and a pepper pot, all modelled as figures. One group even advertises soap.

Does size affect where a figure sits in the range?

Height gets quoted as a selling point when there is height to quote, and "large" appears in 145 titles. The taller entries, 50cm harvesters, 52.5cm parian, French and German pairs at 60cm and above, cluster toward the top of the sampled range.

Which Asian figures appear in this category?

Chinese figures are named in 46 titles and Japanese in 33, making these the least common origins recorded against 101 titles that simply say English. They include Tang-style sancai tomb figures, Dehua blanc de chine Guanyin, Sumida Gawa wares, and a pair of Japanese ceramic roof ornaments.

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Modelled ceramic figures - people, animals and allegories in pottery, porcelain, parian, bisque and terracotta - made as mantel and table ornaments, and often doing a job as well.

Quality Pair of Large Antique Victorian Staffordshire Lions

19th century

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Quality Pair of Large Antique Victorian Staffordshire Lions

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£785

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Pair Staffordshire Poodles and Pups C1860

19th century

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Pair Staffordshire Poodles and Pups C1860

From Shaun King Antiques

£165

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Majesty & Grace, a Good Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels Circa 1845

19th century

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Majesty & Grace, a Good Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels Circa 1845

From Hand of Glory

£1,950

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Minton a Pair of Celadon Figurines, C.1869

19th century

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Minton a Pair of Celadon Figurines, C.1869

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£650

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19th century

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19th Century Meissen Group, "Capture of an Infant Triton"

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,500

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

From Applecross Antiques

£465

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19th century

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Lady with a Basket of Grapes, Parian Ware Porcelain, Mid-19th Century

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£300

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Large Antique Victorian Quality Staffordshire Flatback Figure of Will Watch Smuggler

19th century

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Large Antique Victorian Quality Staffordshire Flatback Figure of Will Watch Smuggler

From London City Antiques

£395

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Longton Hall Figure of Milkman, Circa 1755

18th century

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Longton Hall Figure of Milkman, Circa 1755

From Treaders Collectables

£7,500

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Vintage Royal Doulton Porcelain Figurine ~ "Molly Malone"

1920 - 1940

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Vintage Royal Doulton Porcelain Figurine ~ "Molly Malone"

From Applecross Antiques

£3,000

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The most expensive figures ever sold on Sellingantiques changed hands in August 2025: a pair of polychrome terracotta figures of an Oriental lady and Arab soldier by Goldscheider.

Pair of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figures, Amager Man’s and Woman’s Market Costumes, 12102 & 12103

1900 - 1920

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Pair of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figures, Amager Man’s and Woman’s Market Costumes, 12102 & 12103

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£4,000

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figures of Goatherds

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figures of Goatherds

From Applecross Antiques

£395

FOR SALE

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18th century

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Meissen Turkish Pair Holding Sweetmeat / Table Salt Bowls, 18th Century

From Treaders Collectables

£12,000

FOR SALE

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Antique Glazed & Bisque Porcelain Pair of Figurines

19th century

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Antique Glazed & Bisque Porcelain Pair of Figurines

From The Antique Shop

£128

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19th century

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19th Century Ceramic Pig Sculpture from Bavent in Normandy

From Whites Antiques

£900

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ Princess Alice and Louis of Hesse ~ H 690

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ Princess Alice and Louis of Hesse ~ H 690

From Applecross Antiques

£235

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Antique Figures

Quality Pair of Large Antique Victorian Staffordshire Lions

Pair Staffordshire Poodles and Pups C1860

Majesty & Grace, a Good Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels Circa 1845

Minton a Pair of Celadon Figurines, C.1869

19th Century Meissen Group, "Capture of an Infant Triton"

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Poodles with Pups

Lady with a Basket of Grapes, Parian Ware Porcelain, Mid-19th Century

Large Antique Victorian Quality Staffordshire Flatback Figure of Will Watch Smuggler

Longton Hall Figure of Milkman, Circa 1755

Vintage Royal Doulton Porcelain Figurine ~ "Molly Malone"

Pair of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figures, Amager Man’s and Woman’s Market Costumes, 12102 & 12103

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figures of Goatherds

Meissen Turkish Pair Holding Sweetmeat / Table Salt Bowls, 18th Century

Antique Glazed & Bisque Porcelain Pair of Figurines

19th Century Ceramic Pig Sculpture from Bavent in Normandy

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Royal Portrait Figure ~ Princess Alice and Louis of Hesse ~ H 690

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