Lot 431 , A rare Staffordshire porcelain kittens inkwell, c.1840-50, H. 6cm

A rare Staffordshire porcelain 'kittens' inkwell, c.1840-50, H. 6cm
Estimate £60-80

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 plate 85.

Fine crazing in places, small hairline crack to side of base. Minor wear to gilding.
Restoration to both tails, tops of heads and ears, hind quarters on recumbent cat and front legs.
Some typical flaws in the manufacture.


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Sold for £280