Lot 455 , A Staffordshire Prattware figure of a recumbent cat, c.1830, height 7.5cm

A Staffordshire Prattware figure of a recumbent cat, c.1830, height 7.5cm
Estimate £30-50

Firing cracks to inside head area and above front left paw, smaller firing marks in places, other typical minor flaws in manufacture.

Fine crazing to the glaze. High quality restoration to the front of the base and the cat's rear right paw and to both ears.

Provenance: Leonard Russell Collection of Pearlware Pottery


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Sold for £240