Lot 144 , A rare Staffordshire porcelain group of a cat and kitten, possibly Lloyd Shelton, c.1835-50, H. 7.5cm

A rare Staffordshire porcelain group of a cat and kitten, possibly Lloyd Shelton, c.1835-50, with rich gilding to the base, H. 7.5cm
Estimate £200-300

Provenance - Dennis G. Rice collection of 19th century English porcelain animals.

Cf. Dennis G. Rice, Cats in English porcelain, colour plate 83.

Both of the cats ears restored. Crazing to the glaze all over.


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Sold for £450