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Circa 1900 Staffordshire A Soldier's Dream #1126624

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Circa 1900 Staffordshire A Soldier's Dream #1126624
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Drastic Reduction in Reserve! Original Staffordshire full-backed character figure.</em></td>
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Vivid coloring decorates this Staffordshire portrait figure, A Soldier's Dream, based upon the famous poem of the Crimean War.<BR><BR>Turn of the Century Staffordshire interpretation of soldier in repose. Face with naturalistic detail. Soft gilding on sleeve cuffs and shirt and base. Scottish plaid sash, flag and kilt, neutral colored plume. Bluish tint glaze.<BR><BR>Small impressed mark attributes this piece to a Kent production.<BR><BR>Small pie shaped chip in the cannon wheel, all over crazing with a craze line on back of figure extending approximately 3 inches along the bottom of the drum. This does not extend into the earthenware. Figure has been priced accordingly.<BR><BR>
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:England</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Kent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:11.16</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:8.0</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Circa 1900 Staffordshire A Soldier's Dream</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Victorian</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Character</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:So. Oregon</td></tr>
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