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Lot Essay
Cf. P.D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era (1970), p. C282, fig.234.
Details
A figure of the 'Fat Sailor'
wearing yellow hat and striped blue and white shirt and white trousers, modelled standing, hands on his hips, on shaped oval base, circa 1870 (some damages and restoration) -- 34cm. high
See illustration
wearing yellow hat and striped blue and white shirt and white trousers, modelled standing, hands on his hips, on shaped oval base, circa 1870 (some damages and restoration) -- 34cm. high
See illustration
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.