Lot 209 , A Rockingham porcelain figure of a recumbent cocker spaniel, c.1830, L. 6.8cm

A Rockingham porcelain figure of a recumbent cocker spaniel, c.1830, on a rectangular green patch base with gilt edge, incised 'No. 91', L. 6.8cm
Estimate £100-150

Cf. Dennis G. Rice, Dogs in English Porcelain, colour plate 126.

Provenance:
The Dennis G. Rice collection of fine Rockingham porcelain

As well as being an avid collector of Rockingham ornamental porcelain and animal figures, Dr. Dennis G. Rice was an academic and wrote two key reference works on the subject – Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain (1965) and the Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery & Porcelain (1971).
A number of the pieces illustrated in the books are offered below. The Rockingham animals figures in the collection are also published in Dennis G. Rice's companion books Dogs & Cats in English Porcelain and English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century.

There are two shallow splinter chips to the underside edge of the rear corners of the plinth, there are some slight areas of fritting to the raised areas and edges of the plinth and occasional black speckling to the glaze, the underside has a visible firing crack within the hole underneath otherwise in reasonable condition.
Label underneath Ex Christie's Lot 174 21st April 1980 and another label for the Behar Collection No.564.


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Sold for £100