Prattware Pottery Models of Cows with Figures,
Yorkshire,
1810-20.
(Ref: ny9109-cram)
The Prattware pearlware unusually colored cows are decorated with typical Prattware underglaze colors but here, unusually, also with blue and yellow splotches.
One cow with a male attendant and the other with a female figure. She with a calf at her feet and he with a small dog at his feet which looks like a tiny lion! The female figure holds a watering can in her left hand and a basket of flowers under her right arm. The man stands nonchalantly with his left hand held under his chin and the left arm resting on the handle of a spade held in his right hand. The base sponged in blue, black, yellow blue and green
Dimensions: Height: 5 7/8 inches 6 1/2 inches x 3 1/8 inches deep (14.923cm x 7.94cm).
Provenance: Collection of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé.
Reference: "Prattware 1780-1840: English and Scottish Relief Decorated and Underglaze Earthenware" by John and Griselda Lewis page 87 for several examples.
Condition: Condition is very good with slight loss to tip of the right ear of each cow and the front tip of her bonnet & head of woman off/on (invisible).
Dealer | Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc. |
Date: | 1810-20 |
Origin | England |
Artist/Maker | |
Measurements | Height: 5 7/8 inches 6 1/2 inches x 3 1/8 inches deep |
Inventory | View Dealer's Inventory |
Website | http://vandekar.com |
Price | 6000 |
Contact | Paul Vandekar, 212-308-2022 or info@vandekar.com |