An Obadiah Sherratt-type portrait bust of Maria Foote
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An Obadiah Sherratt-type portrait bust of Maria Foote
quarter-length, looking down, the actress wearing puce robes above a socle and table base moulded with flowers, painted in colours -- 11½in. (29.2cm.) high, circa 1816 (restored to socle and base, some minor chips)
See front cover illustration
Lot Essay
Cf. Staffordshire Pottery by Anthony Oliver pl. 56 for a similar example