Lot Essay
Cf. Pat Halfpenny, English Earthenware Figures 1740-1840, (1991) p.163
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An Enoch Wood figure of Shakespeare
modelled standing in contraposto, wearing green waistcoat, iron-red lined cape and pale-pink breeches, his right elbow resting on a plinth above a manuscript and three books, on a rectangular base, well coloured, circa 1825 (chips, overpainting, and wear to enamels of base) -- 47cm. high
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modelled standing in contraposto, wearing green waistcoat, iron-red lined cape and pale-pink breeches, his right elbow resting on a plinth above a manuscript and three books, on a rectangular base, well coloured, circa 1825 (chips, overpainting, and wear to enamels of base) -- 47cm. high
See Front Cover Illustration