'Bull-Beating, Now Captin Lad': A Staffordshire Pearlware Table Base Group, Circa 1825-30
'Bull-Beating, Now Captin Lad': A Staffordshire Pearlware Table Base Group, Circa 1825-30
Attributed to the 'Sherratt' pot bank, modeled as a bull-baiting scene, the tethered bull with his sizeable head lowered to glare at dog poised at his side, another dog tumbling off his shoulders, a man standing with his arms raised, a stick or whip in his right hand, mouth agape to encourage a crowd, the table base on six feet, molded with swags and titled 'BULL-BEATING' 'NOW CAPTIN LAD', 10 1/2 in. (27cm) high, 13 in. (33.5cm) long
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A very similar group from the Dorothy Hirshon Collection was sold by Sotheby's New York, 26 September 1998, lot 234. Pat Halfpenny illustrates another similar example in the City Art Gallery & Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, in English Earthenware Figures, 1991, p.265. A version set on claw feet, similar to those featured on the Polito's Menagerie in this sale, lot 164, is illustrated by Millie Manheim, The Hope McCormick Collection, 1980, pl.24, and was sold by Christie's New York on 21 January 2003, lot 14. See lot 85 in this sale for another bull baiting group.
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Condition
The man has restoration to his right arm and the stick he holds, to his left hand and cuff, to his legs and feet. The dog balanced on the top of the bull's shoulder has some restoration to its hind legs, tail and mouth. The second dog on the base with tail restored and a little restoration to its hindquarters and its mouth. The bull's ears and horns are restored. Three of the corner feet of the table base have some restoration. There is some original kiln misfiring overall, but this is mostly visible at the back of the model.
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'Bull-Beating, Now Captin Lad': A Staffordshire Pearlware Table Base Group, Circa 1825-30
Attributed to the 'Sherratt' pot bank, modeled as a bull-baiting scene, the tethered bull with his sizeable head lowered to glare at dog poised at his side, another dog tumbling off his shoulders, a man standing with his arms raised, a stick or whip in his right hand, mouth agape to encourage a crowd, the table base on six feet, molded with swags and titled 'BULL-BEATING' 'NOW CAPTIN LAD', 10 1/2 in. (27cm) high, 13 in. (33.5cm) long
Footnotes:
A very similar group from the Dorothy Hirshon Collection was sold by Sotheby's New York, 26 September 1998, lot 234. Pat Halfpenny illustrates another similar example in the City Art Gallery & Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, in English Earthenware Figures, 1991, p.265. A version set on claw feet, similar to those featured on the Polito's Menagerie in this sale, lot 164, is illustrated by Millie Manheim, The Hope McCormick Collection, 1980, pl.24, and was sold by Christie's New York on 21 January 2003, lot 14. See lot 85 in this sale for another bull baiting group.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
The man has restoration to his right arm and the stick he holds, to his left hand and cuff, to his legs and feet. The dog balanced on the top of the bull's shoulder has some restoration to its hind legs, tail and mouth. The second dog on the base with tail restored and a little restoration to its hindquarters and its mouth. The bull's ears and horns are restored. Three of the corner feet of the table base have some restoration. There is some original kiln misfiring overall, but this is mostly visible at the back of the model.
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