24th Mar, 2011 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Catalogue Sale

 
Lot 25
 

25

A Rare Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Rabbits, circa 1870, each recumbent with black spotted...

A Rare Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Rabbits, circa 1870, each recumbent with black spotted markings eating a lettuce leaf, 25cm long

Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 

Black enamel is slightly misfired and so partially of a matt colour. One with restoration to lettuce, an area approx 4cm by 4cm with spray and difficult to tell what is beneath that, and with restoration to ear. Overspray covering most of the ear in question. The other ear with feint 2.5cm long hairline crack. The other rabbit with 3.5cm long firing crack along the mould line above tail. 1cm firing crack to mould line on top of head. 010211

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