TWO SCOTTISH EAST COAST POTTERY FIGURAL SPILL VASES
PORTOBELLO, MID-19TH CENTURY
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 16 August 2023 at 11:00 BST
£328
Description
one modelled as a shepherd seated with a dog upon his lap, the other as a shepherdess seated with a sheep upon her lap, each sitting before a tree issuing three branches, the naturalistic base with a green rim
Dimensions
approximately 18cm high
Provenance
These figures present well.
Her:
There are some pronounced firing cracks, including one down the right side of her body. There are one or two tiny typical losses to the applied foliage. There are firing cracks around both ankles, where they join the body. There is a shallow filled chip at the back near the base of the tree trunk.Him:
There is a firing crack / seam line down his left leg and knee. Restoration to the dog's front paws and tail. There are a couple of tiny minor losses / chips at the top of the tree trunk apertures. There are a couple of minor typical firing cracks.