Lot Essay
Cf. P.D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era (1970), p. A165, figs. 235 and 236.
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CIRCA 1870, SAMPSON SMITH
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A pair of figures of Victoria and the Prince of Wales
Circa 1870, Sampson Smith
Victoria crowned, wearing veil, ermine-edged cloak, multi-flounced skirt and Garter sash, modelled standing with her arms crossed, Albert wearing military uniform, standing with his left arm resting on a pedestal, on gilt-titled base (glaze crazing, small glaze chips and light staining)
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1870, Sampson Smith
Victoria crowned, wearing veil, ermine-edged cloak, multi-flounced skirt and Garter sash, modelled standing with her arms crossed, Albert wearing military uniform, standing with his left arm resting on a pedestal, on gilt-titled base (glaze crazing, small glaze chips and light staining)
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) high (2)