Featured Cool mini odd staffordshire clown

Hi folks

something else i bought from the same shop

i think hes awesome

small miniature size

has a odd overglazed opening at the back

not sure if hes rare or not, but got a feeling there will be interest

thinking no earlier than mid 19th ?

any thoughts or info appreciated

 

He’s Pierrot, strictly speaking. Little spill holder.

 

Awesome-a true Victorian 'Pennywise' clown ! You can see how these vaudeville grotesques gave kids nightmares (tho this chap's a bit more benign).

 

O'Bear-Sorry,but how does he contain spills ?

 

thanks obb, doya think hes definetly staffordshire then ?, the paint work certainly suggests he is

 

Perhaps an early fairing?

 

Information on Victorian clown figurines.

You'll want to compare dimensions.

Debora

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O120247/clown-probably-grimaldi-figurine-unknown/



https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O120243/clown-figurine-unknown/

 

thanks deb, the second one does have the same stance, so thats promising
mines a cm smaller though

 

the first ones a belter by the way !

 

Yours looks like a less expensive version of same.

Debora

 

First one's killer.

 

Yeah the early pearlware stuff is awesome mate, they have a cartooney/folk art look to them

Would love a lion (or two)

 

With your eye, Charlie, just a matter of time.

Debora

 

God, after looking at the pics again, I realized who he reminded me of

Just don't Google pogo the clown
(Unless your curious of course)

 

That looks to me like a break on the back of yours, like it was snapped off something larger (but I can't imagine what).

 

Yeah I can't quite work it out either

The internal hole part has a glaze over it so it was done at the time of production

Staffy pieces do usually have small holes on the base to let the air escape when made

So don't know if it's something to do with that

 

Can you do a close-up of the hole?

 

you can see a little bit of pottery coming through in the hole, but most of it is glazed over and smooth

doubt part of another piece as its got its own base (like your thinking though)

does look odd and not right but think some factory flaw

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spill_vase

But with the angle of the hole, not to mention his size, I'm not sure how he would hold spills/splints/tapers...

 

That's a very ragged hole. If it was meant to be seen it would be better finished. I stick to the thought that the hole is damage and that something (whether big or small) is missing.