This is a highly decorative piece of Victorian ceramics which dates to about 1860.
It is the second one that I have had in stock - my other one has now sold.
It is a very detailed and well-executed Staffordshire figurine or figure group. It is not so much of a flatback one, but it has been modelled in the round and is more three-dimensional in construction (my other one was flatter in form and included a little black and white hound).
It is certainly more intricate in design and detail for this type of figurine.
It shows dandy gentleman standing on a raised rocky landscape to the right. He is out in the country shooting game birds. He leans nonchalantly on the barrel of his shotgun. He wears a big feathered bonnet with pink and green ostrich plumes - and has a pink half-length cape with orange lining. He has a fancy shirt and waistcoat below - and on top wears an inky blue and gold gilt jacket.
He wears sugar pink coloured breeches, plaid stockings and black shoes. Below and to the left is a little girl - she has dark brown hair. Her costume consists of a large white ruff, a navy blue jacket and plaid dress. She holds her straw hat - and also wears plaid socks and tiny black shoes.
They are placed on a raised oval plinth with green painted grass and two patches of bocage. There is a decorative gilt line at the base of the figurine.
It is a fine model with no damages or losses.
The back of the figurine is undecorated (except for a bright orange patch which represents the man's cape). It has an airhole vent at the top near the edge of the orange paintwork.
This is a lovely rural scene - and certainly suitable for a Victorian country cottage or Highland lodge house.
The composition is a much rarer one. It is listed at a very good price.
Dimensions: Height is 10 1/4 inches. The width at the widest is 5 inches. The depth is 3 1/2 inches.
It is 700 grams in weight - and the parcel would weigh 2 kg when all packed up. So I would be able to post this outside of the UK.