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Lot Essay
Cf. P.D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era (1970), p. C295, fig. 290.
Details
A figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi
Thomas Parr, wearing shirt and trousers, modelled standing with his left hand tucked into his shirt, his other hand holding the muzzle of his riffle, on titled rocky moulded mound base, circa 1864 (minor flaking and discolouration to glaze) -- 31cm. high
See illustration
Thomas Parr, wearing shirt and trousers, modelled standing with his left hand tucked into his shirt, his other hand holding the muzzle of his riffle, on titled rocky moulded mound base, circa 1864 (minor flaking and discolouration to glaze) -- 31cm. 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.
Sale room notice
Please note that the rifle has been broken off and restuck.