Staffordshire Figures, 1780-1840: Supplementary Archive
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        26. Music


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Enamel-painted Figures

26.2a. Like the lady in 26.1 and 26.2, but with a different head.
26.22a. Attributed to "Sherratt". Like 26.22 but on a different typical "Sherratt" base. You can also see this base on 26.21 and 26.23.
26.74a. The companion model to 26.74. Courtesy Stride and Son.
26.64a, 26.65. Like 26.64 and 26.65 but a true pair. Courtesy Mears & Boyer.
26.80a. Similar to preceding groups in the book but here the bocage structure has five oak leaves.
26.83a. Attributed to the Tunstall Group pot bank. Courtesy John Howard.
26.88a. Companion to 26.88. Courtesy Lichfield Auctions.
26.90a. Attributed to Patriotic Group. Like 26.90 but on a different base. More elusive than the companion model (man on the right, see 26.86 - 26.89).
26.192a. Rural Pastime, impressed "166" and attributed to Ralph Wood. Like 26.192 but with the impressed Wood number. Courtesy Bonhams.
26.92b, The group on the right is impressed "Ra. Wood Burslem." When numbered, this group would be impressed with the model number 166. See 26.91-92. Courtesy Stair Galleries.
26.99a. A whacky base not recorded elsewhere. I may be way off here, but I think the figures look very like those in 26.99, which is itself rather uncommon. Perhaps there is some connection that can only be pinned down by examining the figure groups.
26.93a. Attributed to Ralph Wood. Companion to PASTIME in 26.93. Both show titles in the two fonts found on the range of Ralph Wood figures painted in a muddier palette.
26.102a. The decoration of the base is not otherwise recorded on a group of this form.
26.106a. This RUALERS is a companion to PASTIME in 26.106. I think the titles together are intended to convey RURAL PASTIME!
26.108a. Attributed to the Big Blossom Group.
26.110a. Like 26.110 but the bocage fronds are different. Here each comprises three leaf segments. Bocages like this occur on a range of fine figures, which I have reason to suspect were made by Walton. Courtesy eBay seller devoncollector24.
26.127a. Attributed to Tunstall Group. With characteristic Tunstall flowers and the blue and white painting this pot bank sometimes used.
26.112a. Attributed to "Sherrat." A variant of 26.112 but with three bocages.
26.114a. Attributed to "Sherratt" and variation on 26.114. Courtesy John Howard.
26.114b. Reverse of 26.114a. Courtesy John Howard.
26.137a. Another variant of this bagpiper with an unusual flower on the base--and the base is different. Another potbank, I assume.
26.138a. Very unusual and atypical bases. I would want to see these before making a determination.
26.138b. Like the previous male figure but on a pink base. This base form is unusual, and I have only seen it on the figures shown here. Courtesy Andrew Dando.
26.141a. Attributed to the "Patriotic Group."
26.158a. Attributed to "Sherratt". The small figures occur as individual models, see figures 26.22-24.
26.158b. Attributed to "Sherratt." The figures are like those on 26.112.
26.159a. Like 26.159 but atop a rectangular base.
26.159b. Courtesy eBay seller katja2.
26.166a. Like 26.166 but on a different base and attributed to Dudson on the basis of the bocage form. Courtesy Malcolm Trundley.
26.174b. Like other Ralph Wood Flemish Music figures shown in this chapter, but this example is impressed "131." Courtesy Andrew Dando.
26.174c. Attributed to Ralph Wood. The only example of Ralph Wood Flemish Musician with a bocage that I have recorded. Courtesy eBay seller somereallygoodstuff.
26.174d. Courtesy eBay seller somereallygoodstuff.
26.175b. Both impressed WEDGWOOD and made by Ralph Wedgwood. Courtesy the Potomack Company.
26.183a. An uncommon base for this figure.
26.183b. I have not seen this base on any other figure.
26.183c. Tiny decorative elements make this Flemish musician unusual. Note the flower on his lapel. Courtesy Malcolm Trundly.
26.183d. Another tiny distinguishing decorative elements on this Flemish musician (see also previous pictures) is the flower on the side of the plinth behind him. Courtesy Malcolm Trundly.
26.189a. Like the Dudson figure in 26.188 and probably also by Dudson.
126.193a. Gasconian with bocage on titled base. Christie's South Kensington 14 Nov 1997.
26.199a. Attributed to Dudson. Like the previous two figures in the sequence, but on a black base.
26.203a. A rather uncommon piper, like 26.203 but atop a square base.
26.207a. At last, the shepherdess on the right is a mate to 26.207. Attributed to Ralph Wood. She also appears in the Addendum to Vol. 4. Courtesy Elinor Penna.
26.207b. Reverse of the previous pair of figures attributed to Ralph Wood. As expected, there is no line on the back of the bases. Courtesy Elinor Penna
26.210a. This is the only recorded example of this group--and the only image I could find. The figures are on some of the trumpet spill vases shown in this chapter, but I haven't otherwise seen them within an arbor.
26.211a. Like 26.211 but with a different bocage. I attributed 26.211 to Dale but I think I was too hasty and would like to amend that to read "possibly by Dale." Courtesy eBay seller derge52.
26.212a. At frist glance very like the Walton figure in 26.212 but the base has a cut out of it. Not known if this figure is marked. Courtesy Gorringes.
26.215a. Made by Ralph Salt. Courtesy Christie's.
26.216a. Like 26.216 but a true pair with matching bases. Courtesy Gildings.
26.224a. Courtesy eBay seller fatdudcat.
26.225a. Attributed to the Daisy Group.
26.231a. Marked HALL. Courtesy Tennants.
26.232a. Companion figure to the lady with tamborine in 26.232 and probably made in Scotland.
26.237. With loss of much of the bocage. Courtesy Andrew Dando.
26.238a. A terrible picture, but you can make out a group I have not otherwise seen.
26.238b. Another terrible picture of the previous group.
26.244. Attributed to "Sherratt" and using the same figures as in the "Sherratt" Courtship in 138.11
26.239. Impressed "LEEDS POTTERY". (c) Bonhams.
26.240. Impressed "LEEDS POTTERY"
26.241. I am confident this is a Leeds figure, but I a do not know if it is marked.
26.242. Attributed to Patriotic Group. The base is specific to Patriotic Group. The large figures were used elsewhere by this pot bank (see fig. 26.148), but the small ones are a bit of a mystery. The little lady musician is very like fig. 26.22. Photo from Turner's Collector's Guide to Staffordshire Pottery Figures, p24.
26.243. Attributed to Ralph Wood.
26.245. Best I can tell from the photo, this is an unrecorded group.
26.246. This photo w`as passed on from a reliable source. I do not know if it is enameled or decorated under the glaze.
26.247. A poor photo of what appears to be an unusual and interesting group.
26.248. This figure is shown in Vol. 4, 199.51, Miscellaneous Subjects but he should be among the musicians in this chapter.
26.249. I was thrilled to find this figure and wish I had a better picture. The figure links to a small group of figures that otherwise are only recorded decorated in a Pratt palette. They have iconic flowers on the corners of the base. Scroll down to see the Pratt example.
26.250. Attributed to Ralph Wood and impressed "80" on the reverse. eBay seller carpymarky.
26.251. This boy musician and his companion are attributed to Ralph Wood, circa 1785. See 26.250 for the boy impressed "80". The models are otherwise only known from an unpainted pair recorded in the literature as being in the Southport Museum. Both are said to be marked "Ra. Wood Burslem," and he is also marked "78."
26.252. Attributed to "Sherratt." See http://www.mystaffordshirefigures.com/blog/doing-dallas . Courtesy John Howard.
26.253. H: 23cms. Made in Scotland Courtesy Franklins Brown.
26.254. A Victorian figure was later made from these molds. Made in Scotland. Courtesy Franklin Browns.
26.255. Porabably made in Scotland and perhaps with both enamel and underglaze colors. Courtesy George Haggarty.


Figures Decorated with Glazes

Attributed to Ralph Wood. Companion to following figure. No enamel-painted counterparts recorded. Height about 6 inches. Courtesy Wisbech and Fenland Museum.
Attributed to Ralph Wood. Lacks an enamel-painted counterpart. Companion to previous figure. Courtesy Wisbech and Fenland Museum.
Attributed to Ralph Wood. See 26.191-193 for the enamel-painted version. Rather like the previously shown male color-glazed figure of the same form in that there are differences in the molds.
Attributed to Ralph Wood. Lacks an enamel-painted counterpart. Companion to the previous figure and apparently from the same molds as the previous female figure.
Courtesy Andrew Dando.
Courtesy Bob Mores.
Impressed "Ra. Wood Burslem."
Probably made by Ralph Wood. I haven't seen an enamel-painted version of this figure, nor have I seen this base form elsewhere. I am reasonably sure it is a Ralph Wood model. Note his huge hands, a RW feature. The only other examples are in the Willett Collection and Price Collection. Courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum.
*Impressed Ra. Wood Burslem" and "71". Spanish Dancer. Companion to the following figure. See 26.194-195 for the enamel-painted version. (c) the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK.
Attributed to Ralph Wood. Spanish Dancer. Companion to the following figure. See 26.194-195 for the enamel-painted version. (c) the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK.
RHS impressed 89 beneath. See 26.160 and 114.1 for enamel-painted versions. Courtesy John Howard.
Impressed "*W" beneath and attributed to Ralph Wood. See 26.160 for the enamel-painted version.
Quite a big figure at 26.4cm. (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Note that the sound box on the musical instrument has been pierced to be open. Courtesy Nest Egg Antiques.
Probably made by Ralph Wood. Courtesy Aurea Carter.
Attributed to Ralph Wood. From Partridge, "Mr. Frank Partridge's Collection of Ralph Wood."


Underglaze-decorated Figures

An unusual spill vase

The weirdly wondrous spill vase below is known from only this example. It js decorated with underglaze oxides.  Note the small children on the foreground. 

Marked "TITTENSOR"
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The group below is marked TITTENSOR but there is restoration to both figures' heads.
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Courtesy Toovey's
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(c) Lawrence’s Fine Art Auctions (Reed-Fitt collection)
Picture
Courtesy John Howard
Picture
Courtesy John Howard



The pot bank that used round flowers on the base

The Pratt ware figure on the left is shown alongside its enamel painted counterpart on the right (also see above). The figures come from a small pot bank notable for the use of distinctive round flowers on the corners of the base. All the figures recorded hitherto are decorated in a Pratt palette, with the exception of the lone enamel-painted figure shown here.
Picture
Courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Picture
Courtesy John Howard.
Courtesy John Howard.
Courtesy Earle D. Vandekar.
Courtesy Michael Goodacre.
Courtesy Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood. Note the monkey in the foreground.
Courtesy John Howard.
Courtesy John Howard.
No iconic flowers on the base here, but based on the stylistic similarities, I suspect that this group too comes from the same pot bank. Courtesy John Howard.



Other underglaze-decorated figures
Courtesy John Howard.
Perhaps some enamel colors. Probably made in Scotland. Courtesy Franklin Browns.
Probably made in Scotland. Courtesy Franklin Browns.
Courtesy J. J. Smith.
Flemish Musicians, like those in enamels in 26.170 and following. Courtesy Andrew Dando.
Flemish Musicians, like those in 26.170 and following. (c) Bonhams.
Courtesy Bob Moores at Nestegg Antiques
Flemish Musician, like those in 26.170 and following. Companion to the following figure. (c) Brighton and Hove Museum.
Flemish Musician, like those in 26.170 and following. Companion to the previous figure. (c) Brighton and Hove Museum.
Girl with mandolin. Courtesy Classic Tradition.
These figures once had an object between them, perhaps a watch stand or vase of sorts. Courtesy Andrew Dando.
Like 26.201 but in a Pratt palette.
Made by one of the Scottish pot banks. Courtesy Doyle.
From the molds previously used by Neale. See Vol. 1, 26.167, 26.169. Courtesy eBay seller derbydayantiques.
Picture
Courtesy Northeast Auctions


Silver Luster Figures

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This figure model is not otherwise recorded, which is rather surprising because I might have expected it to have an enamel-painted counterpart. Silver luster was introduced commercially in 1804, so this figure was made after that date.

Even Earlier

This site has not expanded to include the very earliest figures, which were hand modeled and are almost all in museum collections. But I can't resist adding this musician in the National Museum of Scotland, which I would die to own. Made circa 1750, it is salt-glazed stoneware that has been painted with colored slip. Notice his detailed curls!
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Courtesy the National Museum of Scotland.
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