Large Pink Lustre Figure of a Cherub

Description:

Large Pink Lustre Figure of a Cherub, England, early 19th century, attributed to Wood & Caldwell, polychrome enameled and modeled as a standing figure holding a torch in one hand, a bow and arrow in the other, two lions by his feet, all set atop a cut-corner rectangular plinth, ht. 17 1/4 in.

Literature: This figure illustrated in Old English Lustre Pottery, by John & Baker, illustration 17a.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Chip to end of torch; two chips under footrim; flaking of the green enamel.


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