Featured scottish bisque figure/spill holder

hi folks this was something else i found last week
i think it might be a cheapeo moulded thing but was only £1.50
its a light bisque porcelain
but thought that it was nicely painted and interesting uniform, and surprisingly undamaged
no makers mark, just 11 on bottom
6 1/2 inches

anyone have an idea on a maker, age

any info or thoughts appreciated

 

Did Ottoman Turks wear Kilts (by another name, of course)?

 

I wonder if he's meant to be Irish, with those colours.

 

And tartan plaids, sporrans, and Scottish kilt jackets?

 

Charlie do you see any Made In Japan ceramic pieces there?
It reminds me of some we see here with that tiny planter part.

 

hi pearls, no it was just on a shelf with lots of different charity shop things

 

interesting thanks whit and Aj

the old lady behind the counter thought it might have something to do with the scots in India ?

 

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/196258496237136632/

 

Is he doing the Highland Fling?

 

I see none of those...

 

It looks to me like he's tossing something and it isn't a caber. Apologies for bringing the forum into disrepute.

 

Can't figure out why he would be dancing in front of a stump! could he be for fireplace spills rather than planter. I am pretty clueless on these figurines.
I just reread the title and saw you mentioned spills.

 

He could be.

Really?
I see a huge plaid, folded and worn in the traditional Scottish way from the left shoulder passed under the right arm, and back over the left shoulder with the end hanging down the back. The plaid is fastened on the shoulder with a plaid brooch. The tartan of both plaid and kilt is depicted the way you often see on figurines, with only the dominant stripes showing.
In real life you often see tartans from a distance with the dominant stripe only, it is when a tartan wearer come closer that you recognize the full tartan pattern.
I also see a fur or horsehair sporran with the usual tassels, and the straps that tie it around the waist. And I clearly see a Scottish model kilt jacket with slit flaps, the style that is worn by the military and on formal occasions.
He is also wearing a Glengarry type bonnet, without pompom.

And no, the Ottomans didn't wear kilts. They wore baggy trousers, often tucked in boots. Their headwear was either a fez, or a turban, often wound around a fez. They never wore Scottish jackets, tartan plaids or Glengarries either.

 

My Scottish ancestry agrees with aj.

He’s a nineteenth century spill holder, too.

 

Always a delight to get the real story, an' I am grateful!