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Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Leopard Figure Samuel Alcock & Co. Circa 1835

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This antique porcelain figure of a leopard is small but ferocius. It is modeled grappling with a piece of meat in its jaws while recumbent on a rocky base that is picked out in green and edged with a gilt line. The leopard's coat is washed in yellow with black markings, It was made by Samuel Alcock in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1835. Alcock was renowned for producing fine-quality porcelain animals, and this leopard figure is one his finest creations. It is a little gem! Dimensions: 3.5 inches long x 1.8" wide x 2" tall Marks: an impressed factory mark and # "256." Condition: Excellent Price: $780 Ref: Geoffrey Godden illustrates a very similar pair of leopards, noting the excellent quality of the porcelain and coloring, in his chapter on Alcock in Staffordshire Porcelain (1983), p.308, fig.471. Also Ref:D G Rice English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century pg. 180, where Rice states,"...Yellow with black spots, recumbent on a rocky green base edged with a gilt line,... eating a piece of meat." Background: Samuel Alcock (1799–1848) was an English pottery manufacturer who operated as Samuel Alcock & Co in Burslem, Staffordshire. In 1828, Alcock developed his own business and began work on the Hill Top site in Cobridge, Burslem. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a group of the company's designs in watercolor.
  • Creator:
    Samuel Alcock & Co. (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Depth: 1.8 in (4.58 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1835
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  • Seller Location:
    Katonah, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000010311stDibs: LU866540530812

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