A Staffordshire figure of a Greenwich Hospital pensioner, ci...

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A Staffordshire figure of a Greenwich Hospital pensioner, circa 1850, modelled as a seated sailor with peg leg, dressed in naval uniform and tricorn hat, his right arm leaning on a lion claw-footed table holding a jug, his left raising a mug, polychrome enamel painted with gilded detail, mounted on a white, circular, gilt-lined base, 21cm high. Note: Figure titled ‘The Sailor safely moored in Greenwich Hospital’ manufactured by the Alpha factory, Harding, Victorian Staffordshire Figures, Book 1, 236.

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Auction Date:
7th Mar 24 at 10am GMT

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