197. Cherubs, Cupids,
​              & Putti

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Enamel-painted Figures

197.8a. Eros and Anteros, I suspect a "Sherratt" origin. The group passed through a saleroom as part of a large lot and was cataloged as German!

107.20a. Probably made by Ralph Wood. The black line is on three sides of the base only. See companion color-glazed model beneath.

197.46a. Putto with basket with yet another bocage form.

197.54a. Putto, courtesy Bob Moores.

197.61a. Companion to 197.61 with a different and original "Sherratt" bocage. Courtesy Madelena Antiques.

197.72a. Incised beneath "John Forster Made." Courtesy the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

197.76a. Both marked WEDGWOOD. See 197.77 for a single figure. Courtesy Bonhams Skinner.

197.82a. Putto bound to a rock. Like 197.82 but the bocage is present. Courtesy Liberty and Victoria.

197.82b. This print, is probably the design inspiration for the previous figure. It is by William Ryland, after Angelica Kauffman. , 1777. Courtesy the Trustees of the British Museum.

197.84a. Like 197.84 and 197.83 but made without the added base form. Courtesy Golding Young Auctions.

197.84b. Like others shown in Vol. 4 but on a different base. Courtesy eBay seller debbier7414.

197.84b. Base of 197.84a. Courtesy Golding Young Auctions.

197.86a. Like 197.86 and similarly marked beneath, but the base is pink. Courtesy Michael Rose.

197.88a. Like 197.88 but decorated in silver luster. Courtesy Skinner.

197.91a. Putti as candlesticks. Like 197.90 and 91 but a true pair, with complete sconces on both.

197.94. Patch box.

197.99. Snuff box. Courtesy Martyn Edgell.

197.95. A flat figural form.

197.96, Reverse of previous.

197.97. Companion model to 166.21

197.98. Like 197.97 (previous) but with the companion figure. Courtesy Classic Tradition on Ruby Lane.

197.99. Courtesy Dovetail Auctions.

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Underglaze-decorated Figures

As in 197.83 but decorated under the glaze.

The putto on the left is the companion model to the Ceres-type figure on the right, the enamel-painted counterpart of which can be seen in Vol. 4, fig. 166.21. Courtesy Martyn Edgell.

Like 197.93 but decorated under the glaze. Courtesy Copake Auctions.

In the Victoria and Albert Museum and taken from Lewis "Pratt Ware," second edition.

Courtesy Kingham and Orme.

Courtesy ebay seller jore2263.

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Figures decorated with Colored Glazes

Probably made by Ralph Wood

Attributed to Ralph Wood. Courtesy The Potteries Museum.

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Other

 Of interest is the inkstand shown below, which has been left in the white. It is related to the inkstands in Vol. 4, figures 197.69-72, but in this case a detachable pounce pot is present. Pounce is a fine powder that was sprinkled to help dry ink. Photos courtesy of Robert Hawker.