Pair of Staffordshire Pearlware Cupid In Disguise Merchant Figurines Circa 1800
Pair
of early British Staffordshire pearlware figurines of Cupid in Disguise
as a man and woman merchant with baskets of meat and vegetables.
Painted in polychrome pratt colors on square bases. Unmarked. Likely
circa 1800.
The
right hand of the female figurine has been repaired, she has two chips
to the front of her hat, and she has been broken off at her ankles and
put back together. The head of the male figurine has been broken off and
reattached. There are several large chips to his hat that have been
repaired. His right wring has been repaired and the object in his hand
has been broken and glued. He also has a crack through his face and a
few small chips to the edge of the base.
Each figurine measures approximately 2 1/4 inches wide x 6 1/2 inches tall.
These are antiques and may have small in manufacture defects that do not affect the display of the pieces.
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