Lot 164 , A Rockingham porcelain figure of a piping shepherd, c.1826-30, h. 18.5cm, some losses

A Rockingham porcelain figure of a piping shepherd, c.1826-30, leaning against a tree stump with a dog by his feet, iron red griffin mark, incised 'No. 4', h. 18.5cm, some losses
Estimate £150-250

*The iron red griffin mark is rare on Rockingham figures.

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 piper has a shallow chip to the back edge of his bicorn hat, he has losses to four fingers on his right hand, a loss to one side of the bow tying his hair at the back, there is a very small shallow chip on the edge of his red coat and some slight wear to the gilding on the coat, there is a crack to his right thigh and the dog is missing its right ear, otherwise in reasonable condition with no restoration detected.


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Sold for £160