Sale 9821
London, South Kensington
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8 April 2004
Price realised
GBP 84
Estimate
A Staffordshire figure of the Prince of Wales and a Staffordshire figure group of a sailor and companion CIRCA 1850 The first modelled standing wearing a floral waistcoat, white jacket and breeches, he strokes a spaniel seated to his left, its coat enriched in patches of iron-red, on a grassy oval titled base; the second modelled as a sailor wearing typical garb, with his arm around his companion's shoulders, and a bottle in his other hand, she wears a wide-brimmed hat, blue bodice and tartan skirt, holding a glass, on a yellow oval base The first 14 7/8 in. (37.7 cm.) high (2)
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