119. Deer

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Enamel-painted Figures

119.6a. Note the large height of almost 11 inches and the unusual coloring that includes a blue-edged base. Courtesy Christie's.

119.4a. Like 119.2-4, but reduced on the one side. I am uncertain whether this happened in manufacture or more recently. (c) Lyon & Turnbull.

119.16a. The bases are like that on 119.16 but the bocages are different. A striking pair. Courtesy Morabool Antiques.

119.22a.Attributed to the Starred Anthemion Group. Like 119.22 but with yellow flowers, not commonly used by this pot bank. Courtesy eBay seller kawai-art77.

119.31a. Attributed to Patriotic Group. The deer is as in 119.31, but it is nice to see the pair.

119.50a. Attributed to Leather Leaf Group. (c) Tennants Auctioneers.

119.77a. Like 119.77 and possibly made by Ralph Wood.

119.77b. The companion model to 119.77 and 119.77a and possibly made by Ralph Wood. Courtesy Mears & Boyer.

118.80a. Deer with spill vases.

119.81a. Possibly made by Ralph Wood and a companion to 119.81.

119.142a. Courtesy 1818 Auctioneers.

119.164a. An unusual bocage that you can also see on a recumbent sheep, fig. 131.39.

119.182. (c) Tennants Auctioneers.

119.182. This large deer has an unusual bocage and large human male genitalia! Courtesy Potteries Auctions.

119.183. H: 6". Courtesy Crows Auction Gallery.

119.184. Courtesy Woolley & Wallis.

191.185. Courtesy eBay seller libertyandvictoria

191.186. Reverse of previous pair. Courtesy eBay seller libertyandvictoriauk.

191.187. Courtesy eBay seller Katja2.

119.198. Courtesy Christie's.

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Figures decorated with Colored Glazes

Some of these deer were probably made by Ralph Wood.

Attributed to Ralph Wood. Stag impressed 95, hind impressed 95. Courtesy Sotheby's.

(c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

(c) The FItzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.

Like 119.7 but in colored glazes. Same model as the following example but decorated differently. (c) Bonhams.

Like 119.7 but in colored glazes. Same model as the previous example but decorated differently. Courtesy Earle D, Vandekar.

The bocage leaves are a typical Ralph Wood form. (c) Art Institute of Chicago.

H: 7". Courtesy Leo Kaplan Ltd.

(c) Bonhams. Like the previous pair but decorated more subtly. (c) Bonhams.

Like the previous doe but in particularly richly colored glazes. Courtesy John Howard.

Courtesy Rhode Island School of Design Museum.

See 119.79 for the enamel-painted counterparts.

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Underglaze-decorated Figures

Courtesy Jeffrey Evans.

Perhaps decorated in colored glazes, rather than under-glaze colors. (c) Bonhams.

(c) Tennants Auctioneers.

(c) Christie's.

Courtesy Earle D. Vandekar.

Possibly made by one of the Scottish pot banks. (c) Tennants Auctioneers.

(c) Tennants Auctioneers.

Courtesy Leo Kaplan Ltd.

(c) Christie's.

(c) Tennants Auctioneers.

How weirdly wonderful is this? H: 6.7". (c) Peter WIlson.

I think this is all in under-glaze colors with no enamels...but I can't be sure without seeing it.

Width 3.3". Courtesy Martyn Edgell.

Courtesy eBay seller hoscarcat.

Courtesy John Howard.

H: 7.5 inches. Courtesy Schwenke Auctioneers.

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