82. Bear Baiting

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Enamel-painted figures

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82.2a. The discovery of this figure group and its similarity to figure 82.2 shown again alongside have helped me establish "Sherratt" attributions for both. I state the case on my blog at ​http://www.mystaffordshirefigures.com/blog/sherratt-pearlware-groups and am not quite confident in its validity. 

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82.9. Also in the Addendum to Vol. 4 as 203.10. See below for a similar group in underglaze colors.

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82.10-13. Bear baiting jug, the small figure being Napoleon. Courtesy Aurea Carter.

82.10. Bear baiting jug, the small figure being Napoleon. Courtesy Aurea Carter.

82.11.

82.12.

82.13.

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Underglaze-decorated Figures

Possibly from some of the same figure mods as were used for 82.2. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Sold at Christie's South Kensington on Feb 18, 1985. A similar group without the dog is shown in the chapter on "Other Animals" in Volume 3, chapter 129 on this site.

Courtesy John Howard.

The bear grasps a small Napoleon in its paws. The bear symbolizes Russia, and the figure group celebrates the Russian conquest of Napoleon in 1812.

This jug holds a woman, perhaps intended to be Josephine.

The bear grasps a small Napoleon in its paws. The bear symbolizes Russia, and the figure group celebrates Russian conquest of Napoleon in 1812. (c) Bonhams.

Courtesy Leo Kaplan Ltd.

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Salt-glazed Stoneware Bear Jugs

Salt-glazed stoneware jugs related to the sport of bear baiting were made from circa 1740, usually till around the end of the eighteenth century. White jugs were made in Staffordshire, and brown ones in Nottingham. Each is unique, and a few are shown here for illustrative purposes only as they are beyond the intended scope of this site.

Courtesy Woolley & Wallis.

Courtesy John Howard.