What is a flatback figure?

A flatback figure is a ceramic ornament moulded with a detailed front and a flat reverse side intended to stand on a mantelpiece or shelf against a wall. This method of construction allowed nineteenth-century potteries to use less clay and reduce weight while maintaining a decorative frontal appearance.

How were brass horse doorstops used?

Heavy brass horse figures served as functional doorstops to hold interior doors open in nineteenth-century homes. Their solid metal construction provided the necessary weight to prevent doors from swinging shut in draughty hallways.

Are these figures glazed?

Ceramic pieces feature lead glazes that protect the underlying earthenware body and give the surface a glossy or satin sheen. Enamel colours were often painted over or under the glaze before firing to add bright details to clothing and horses.

What distinguishes animalier bronzes?

Animalier bronzes focus on the dynamic movement and accurate anatomical study of animals, particularly horses in motion. These sculptures reflect the nineteenth-century French and European fascination with naturalistic wildlife and equestrian subjects.

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A victorian equestrian figurine brings the motion and majesty of the horse into the nineteenth-century interior through modelled clay, cast metal and carved stone.