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.

A Superb and Increasingly Rare Original Matched Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Seated Whippet Dogs, Dating to Circa 1875.

19th century

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A Superb and Increasingly Rare Original Matched Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Seated Whippet Dogs, Dating to Circa 1875.

From Oliver Sargent Antiques

£395

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Gardeners

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Gardeners

From Antiques4EU

£335

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Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

19th century

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Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

From Antiques4EU

£1,650

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Antique English Victorian Porcelain Figurine ~ "The Flower Seller" ~ John Bevington

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Porcelain Figurine ~ "The Flower Seller" ~ John Bevington

From Antiques4EU

£1,160

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figure ~ "Companions in Arms" ~ H 4116

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figure ~ "Companions in Arms" ~ H 4116

From Antiques4EU

£395

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First Period Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Gentlemen's Mandarin Slop Bowl Chinese Figures C.1770

18th century

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First Period Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Gentlemen's Mandarin Slop Bowl Chinese Figures C.1770

From The Fancy Fox

£195

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Pair of Antique Victorian Gaudy Welsh "Lady and Gentleman" Tobacco Jars

19th century

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Pair of Antique Victorian Gaudy Welsh "Lady and Gentleman" Tobacco Jars

From Antiques4EU

£295

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Pair of Vintage French Earthenware "Carnival" Figurines

1920 - 1940

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Pair of Vintage French Earthenware "Carnival" Figurines

From Applecross Antiques

£895

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Bow Porcelain Allegorical Figures Rare Set of Four Seasons as Standing Putti C.1765

18th century

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Bow Porcelain Allegorical Figures Rare Set of Four Seasons as Standing Putti C.1765

From The Fancy Fox

£845

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Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Priscilla" ~ Hn 1340

1920 - 1940

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Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Priscilla" ~ Hn 1340

From Antiques4EU

£395

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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.

19th century

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Charming Late 19th Century Austrian Seated Terracotta Pug Dog

From LVS Decorative Arts

£925

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Royal Dux Bohemia Large Art Nouveau Figures Modelled by H. Schubert

1900 - 1920

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Royal Dux Bohemia Large Art Nouveau Figures Modelled by H. Schubert

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£1,000

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Derby Porcelain Figure of Andromache, Model No. 100, Late 1770s

18th century

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Derby Porcelain Figure of Andromache, Model No. 100, Late 1770s

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£900

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Bourdois & Bloch Paris Porcelain Lace Group with Harp

19th century

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Bourdois & Bloch Paris Porcelain Lace Group with Harp

From Ritas Bazaar

£500

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Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure

1900 - 1920

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Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure

From London City Antiques

£345

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Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Kate Hardcastle" ~ Hn 1719

1920 - 1940

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Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Kate Hardcastle" ~ Hn 1719

From Antiques4EU

£695

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Antique Figures

A Superb and Increasingly Rare Original Matched Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Seated Whippet Dogs, Dating to Circa 1875.

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Gardeners

Pair of Antique French Faience Figurines ~ a Gallant and His Lady

Antique English Victorian Porcelain Figurine ~ "The Flower Seller" ~ John Bevington

Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figure ~ "Companions in Arms" ~ H 4116

First Period Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Gentlemen's Mandarin Slop Bowl Chinese Figures C.1770

Pair of Antique Victorian Gaudy Welsh "Lady and Gentleman" Tobacco Jars

Pair of Vintage French Earthenware "Carnival" Figurines

Bow Porcelain Allegorical Figures Rare Set of Four Seasons as Standing Putti C.1765

Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Priscilla" ~ Hn 1340

Charming Late 19th Century Austrian Seated Terracotta Pug Dog

Royal Dux Bohemia Large Art Nouveau Figures Modelled by H. Schubert

Derby Porcelain Figure of Andromache, Model No. 100, Late 1770s

Bourdois & Bloch Paris Porcelain Lace Group with Harp

Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure

Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine ~ "Kate Hardcastle" ~ Hn 1719

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