Lot 1028 , A Staffordshire porcelain group of a seated cat and kitten and two similar figures of kittens, c.1835-50, H. 6.1cm and 4cm

A Staffordshire porcelain group of a seated cat and kitten and two similar figures of kittens, c.1835-50, each with tortoiseshell markings, H. 6.1cm and 4cm
Estimate £100-150


Provenance - The Dennis G. Rice collection of English porcelain animals of the 19th century
cf. Dennis G. Rice, Cats in English Porcelain of the 19th century, colour plates 49 and 50.

On the group the cat has a crack to its right front ankle and wear to the gilt on the base. The right hand kitten in the photo has restored ears, otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £280