Lot Essay
Cf. Frank Falkner, The Wood Family of Burslem, pl. VI, no. 27 and the example sold in these Rooms on 15 February 1988, lot 119
Details
A RALPH WOOD GROUP OF ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, the helmeted warrior wearing pale-yellow tunic with a dark-blue sash seated astride a manganese stallion spearing a green dragon lying coiled round rockwork, on a rocky moulded base enriched in grey and green (repaired through neck, right forearm, part of bridle lacking, restoration to rump and top of tail and one ear a restored replacement, restoration and two chips to base), impressed 23 Ra. Wood Burslem, circa 1785
29cm. high
29cm. high