Glazed Animal Sculptures

I have always wanted one of these. I'm thrilled to have found it. This Leeds Pottery stallion has a wonderful face with beautiful eyes. Large creamware enamel-painted horses are rare. Leeds made the largest of the creamware horses. Our horse is 16.75 inches tall x 14.75" long. A similar example can be seen in Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) and was featured in an exhibition during an exhibition that ran from June 1- October 30, 2005, in "The Leeds Pottery 1770 1881". Condition: Excellent with light craquelure in the glaze Price: $9,600 Our horse is cream-colored with an orange harness and a full bushy brown tail. The figure is finely modeled: he stands proudly with his head slightly turned to the right, wearing a halter, the lead line laid across his back. His tail was neatly applied, swinging onto one hind leg. The top of the base is a mottled green within a molded stiff-leaf border glazed in manganese. On his belly and underneath the bottom are two unglazed patches where the model was held up during the firing process. Dealers in equestrian feed, medicine, and tack used large pottery horses in their display windows, like those seen here, to draw in customers. Examples can be found in the Leeds City Museum, the Yorkshire Museum, and the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. The original Leeds Pottery factory closed around 1849-50. These prominent figures of horses were made for window displays in saddlers and tack stores, for dealers trading in horse equipment...

Large-sized redware figure of a ram with unknown origin. Mid-century, hand modeled ram with hollow body. Heavy applied spaghetti wool, applied tail and ...

The Bonbon Chouval  (Horse Biscuit in Creole) was originally a traditional pastry from the island of Martinique. Carelessly shaped as a horse, the biscuits were sold on the village m...

The Bonbon Chouval  (Horse Biscuit in Creole) was originally a traditional pastry from the island of Martinique. Carelessly shaped as a horse, the biscuits were sold on the village m...

The Bonbon Chouval  (Horse Biscuit in Creole) was originally a traditional pastry from the island of Martinique. Carelessly shaped as a horse, the biscuits were sold on the village m...

The Bonbon Chouval  (Horse Biscuit in Creole) was originally a traditional pastry from the island of Martinique. Carelessly shaped as a horse, the biscuits were sold on the village m...

The Bonbon chouval (Horse Biscuit in Creole) was originally a traditional pastry from the island of Martinique. Carelessly shaped as a horse, the biscuits were sold on the village ma...

Antique Torito de Pucara Peruvian bull pottery vessel. This piece is in wonderful vintage condition with no outstanding flaws. We believe him to be ci...

An unusual Primitive American Yellow ware still bank, a seated Spaniel, early 19th Century. From the West Virginia region and decorated with Manganese and touches of copper glaze to ...

This rare example of an 18th century horse is featured on the cover of "English Pearlware Earthenware Figures" by Pat Halfpenny. Most pearlware horses ...

The charm of this Staffordshire spill vase is it's Folk Art style using simple forms depicting a scene from everyday country life: A lamb resting at the base of a tree. Despite the s...

This salt glaze figure of a lion was made in England in the mid-18th Century circa 1760. The figure has personality. The figure was slip-cast and has sharp definition in the molded mane, teeth, and ribs. The notable eyes and tongue were made using brown clay. For any collector of English salt glaze this important piece would be a wonderful addition to their collection. English salt glazed pottery was popular in the American colonies from the early 17th century and well into the 18th century. Much of the English production was exported to America. An image of a similar figure of a molded salt glazed lion...