31. Equestrians

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Enamel-painted Figures

31.1a. Unlike 31.1, there are dogs on the base. I believe figures of this sort portray a circus coursing reenactment. Please see figs. 84.91-93 (Volume 2, Archers, Sportsmen, Hunters) on this site for several more spill vases on this theme. Courtesy David Boyer.

31.11a. Attributed to the Leather Leaf Group. The male is like 31.11, and here we have his partner.

31.11b. I suspect this once had a Leather Leaf bocage, but now the bocage appears totally restored. There appear to be TWO bocages.

31.16a. I have not recorded another equestrian on this base. This image is from a Neiman Marcus advertisement from the 1950s!

31.9a. This is a tall figure, like the equestrians in the first part of chapter 31. From Stanley's "Collecting Staffordshire Pottery."

31.23a. Attributed to Leather Leaf Group and a companion to 31.23. Shown in the Addendum to Volume 4.

31.26a. Attributed to HALL. Courtesy John Howard.

31.33a. The companion to the figure shown in 31.31 and also from the Blue Group pot bank. Courtesy John Howard.

31.40. Apparently with a Salt-type bocage, rather unusual on an equestrian. There are extensive "issues" that include a made-up head on the person.

31.41. With bocage leaves not otherwise recorded, and I suspect they are original.

31.42. Attributed to the Leaf Mat Group, and the only equestrian figure from this pot bank...so far.

31.43. Courtesy of Stair Auction Galleries.

31.44. Right figure is impressed SALT.

31.45. Courtesy eBay seller wworst12.

31.46.

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Underglaze-decorated Figures

The figures in the next block were all made by the Yorkshire pot bank dubbed "the pottery that used the large impressed crown mark."

(c) Bonhams

(c) Bonhams

(c) Bonhams

Courtesy Earle D. Vandekar.

Courtesy Christies

Courtesy Bonhams

Like 31.32 but all colors are underglaze. Courtesy John Howard.

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Important race horse

I know of only these two examples of this figure group.

• The left hand example is from an old ad by the NY dealer Benjamin Ginsburg. Height of the horse is given as 10 inches.
• The right hand example sold at Christie's NY in January 2003. The page is from the catalog. This horse is inscribed "JA 1844" beneath and the horse is thought to be Dunstan, a horse of some note in Staffordshire circa 1840. The height is 11.5 inches.  The colors are those that we associate with Scotland or North East England, but this figure may well have been made in the Potteries. We just don't know! Significantly, the date of 1844 is later than might otherwise have been assumed. Similarly, note the George and Dragon in Volume 2 (the book, not the site) that is dated 1838. Pratt ware continued in use for a good deal longer than has been generally assumed.

(c) Christie's

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Tittensor figure

Impressed "TITTENSOR". (c) Brighton and Hove Museums.

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Other underglaze-decorated figures

Probably made in Yorkshire.

A very rare pair. I have seen the model on the right in enamel colors and on a flatter base. That figure was stolen from a private collection, so please shout if you see it anywhere! (c) Bonhams

Courtesy Aurea Carter.

Courtesy Jeffrey Evans.

Courtesy eBay seller xxsenhats.

(c) Christies.

(C) Dreweatt Neate.

Of the same form as 31.34 but decorated under the glaze. Photo from second edition of Lewis, "Pratt Ware."

Sir Francis Burdett. The small equestrian figure is impressed "BRITAINS FRIEND" on the base and it is painted "S+F BURDETT". A bust of the famous reformer Sir Francis Burdett is shown in volume 4.(c) Brighton and Hove Museums.

Courtesy Jeffrey Evans.

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