Six Staffordshire pottery sparsely coloured and gilt equestrian models of royal or military figures

Six Staffordshire pottery sparsely coloured and gilt equestrian models of royal or military figures, various dates second half 19th century, comprising: The Duke of Connaught; General MacMahon; General Sir Garnet Wolseley; the Crown Prince; The King of Prussia and one untitled, 37cm high and smaller
Provenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent.
The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.