Staffordshire pearlware figure of a Medici type Lion, Obadiah Sherratt Pottery c1820

Ref: 40674 Category:

£1150

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire England

The red lion is modeled standing with a paw resting on a yellow sphere while standing on a green, orange, black, and yellow base. The beast of the jungle is fashioned with teeth showing in what should be a fierce grimace, which the Staffordshire potters have engagingly and naively turned into a wide smile. The figure is attributed to  Obadiah Sherratt.  

Dimensions: 6 inches high 6 inches long

Current Condition: Tail restored.

Provenance: Private Collection West country

Literature: Chapter 126, Volume 3, Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 by Myrna Schkolne.

£1150    $1322

Description

The red lion is modeled standing with a paw resting on a yellow sphere while standing on a green, orange, black, and yellow base.

The beast of the jungle is fashioned with teeth showing in what should be a fierce grimace, which the Staffordshire potters have engagingly and naively turned into a wide smile.

The figure is attributed to  Obadiah Sherratt.

 

Additional information

Dimensions 6 × 6 in