A figure of 'Grimaldi', probably by Enoch Wood, the great clown modelled standing wearing an amusing expression, wearing his circus costume, his arms outstretched, a pack of cards in one hand, a marbleised plinth behind him, above a rectangular base, enriched in enamel colours (restoration), circa 1828 -- 5¾in. high
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A figure of 'Grimaldi', probably by Enoch Wood, the great clown modelled standing wearing an amusing expression, wearing his circus costume, his arms outstretched, a pack of cards in one hand, a marbleised plinth behind him, above a rectangular base, enriched in enamel colours (restoration), circa 1828 -- 5¾in. high
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C.f Pat Halfpenny, English Earthernware Figures, p.186 for an illustration of a similar figure
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