Lot Essay
A very similar group with standing female, impressed 'WESLEY' to the underside, is illustrated by J. & G. Lewis, Pratt Ware (Woodbridge, 1984), p. 83.
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CIRCA 1820
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A PAIR OF PRATT WARE COW GROUPS
CIRCA 1820
Each modelled as a standing cow with black-dotted ochre patches, one accompanied by a female attendant wearing elaborate dress with a reclining calf beside her, the other by a farmer standing leaning against his spade, a lion beside him, the green-washed rectangular bases sponged in ochre, blue and black (chips to horns and ears)
6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide (2)
CIRCA 1820
Each modelled as a standing cow with black-dotted ochre patches, one accompanied by a female attendant wearing elaborate dress with a reclining calf beside her, the other by a farmer standing leaning against his spade, a lion beside him, the green-washed rectangular bases sponged in ochre, blue and black (chips to horns and ears)
6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide (2)
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