Lot 218 , Three Rockingham porcelain figures of sheep, c.1830, L. 4.2cm - 6.8cm

Three Rockingham porcelain figures of sheep, c.1830, the smallest of a lamb painted in colours, incised 'No. 109' inscribed 'Cl2', the recumbent ram with gilt horns incised 'no. 108', inscribed 'l.l2' and the biscuit sheep incised 'No. 98', L. 4.2cm - 6.8cm
Estimate £150-200

Cf. D. G. Rice, English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century, figure 100a.

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.

The smallest figure of a lamb has two cracks each side of the piereced hole, one showing on the side of the base and tiny chips to the ear, the white glaze has browned slightly in the firing, the gilt and white recumbent sheep has slight wear to the gilding on the horns, a chip to the tip of the its right ear otherwise reasonable condition.
The biscuit figure of a sheep has large losses to its left ear, a chip to its right ear and some brown discolouration in the firing to the biscuit body.


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Sold for £160