162. Bacchus

Remember to look at Chapter 155, Seasons, for other examples of a male figure, probably Bacchus, holding grapes and portraying Autumn. 

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Enamel-painted Figures

162.3a. Almost certainly made by Ralph Wood. There is a square vent hole beneath, and have noticed the same on several other figures associated with Wood. Courtesy Stair Galleries.

162.3b. The base of the previous figure. The rounded inner corners are typical of Ralph Wood bases, and the square vent hole has been noted on several. Courtesy Stair Galleries.

162.6a. Impressed "LEEDS POTTERY." From Walton, "Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds."

162.6b. Reverse of 162.6a. Bacchus, impressed "LEEDS POTTERY." From Walton, "Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds."

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162.9. Courtesy Mallams.

162.10. Bacchus. H: 23 ins. Illustrated in Arthur Hayden's Chats on Old Earthenware, published in 1909, where it is incorrectly described as Adonis. I am not certain that this figure survived into our century.

162.11. Bacchus with Venus. The flowers in her hand are restored and she probably originally held a dove. Courtesy John Howard.

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Figures Decorated with Underglaze Color or with Colored Glaze

The first three figures below (one in a clear lead glaze, another in a green-tinted glaze, and a third colored under the glaze) are frequently found singly but are, like so many other Bacchus figures, components of a set of four Seasons, with Bacchus representing Autumn. See chapter 155 on this site for this and others. Height about 7.5".

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Courtesy the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Attributed to Dudson. Courtesy the William Herbert and Nancy Hunt Collection.

Courtesy eBay seller 9555lynn

Courtesy eBay seller grana.

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