Large English Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Figural Group of a Scottish Couple and Clock antique lantern England / United States

England / United States

which was destroyed by bombing during War II

Width 14-16 Height 78 inches

ceiling light hangs from an overhead swing armature which supports a conical polished aluminum shade

This woodblock image of a beautiful courtesan in an elaborate kimono is also in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Large English Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Figural Group of a Scottish Couple and Clock antique lantern England / United StatesDETAILS An antique Staffordshire figure group modelled as a Scottish couple seated on a mantel clock. The gentleman holds his bagpipes flanked by a young lady with her hands crossed in her lap. Staffordshire figures were made from around 1740 to 1900 by various pottery factories in England and Scotland. Most have no makers marks. Victorian flatback examples were undecorated on one side because they were designed to sit on a shelf or fireplace mantel