A PAIR OF VICTORIAN ROYAL POTTERY FIGURES, one of a classically draped woman holding a fish in her left hand, the other of a youth wearing a lion pelt and a fish held aloft to his right hand, both on circular bases, signed John Matthews, Royal Pottery, Weston-Super-Mare, damages and restorations, traces of paint, each on a pair of associated terracotta plinths, with foliate panelled sides
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN ROYAL POTTERY FIGURES, one of a classically draped woman holding a fish in her left hand, the other of a youth wearing a lion pelt and a fish held aloft to his right hand, both on circular bases, signed John Matthews, Royal Pottery, Weston-Super-Mare, damages and restorations, traces of paint, each on a pair of associated terracotta plinths, with foliate panelled sides
the woman: 60½in. (154cm.) high
the youth: 56¼in. (143cm.) high
the plinths: 19¾in. (50cm.) high (4)
Lot Essay
The engraved design from the Royal Pottery Catalogue.