English Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Figural Group, Romantic Couple

DETAILS An antique, Victorian Staffordshire figure group with a seated courting couple beneath an arched bocage arbor. Staffordshire figures were made from around 1740 to 1900 by various pottery factories in England and Scotland. Most have no maker’s marks. Victorian flatback examples were undecorated on one side because they were designed to sit on a shelf or fireplace mantel and only viewed from the front or sides. Popular subjects included romantic figures, buildings, farm animals, and domestic pets, in particular Queen Victoria’s favored pet, the King Charles Spaniel. STYLE Victorian PLACE OF ORIGIN England | United Kingdom MARKS Unmarked PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | Mid 19th century DATE Circa 1860 DIMENSIONS Width 6.5 Depth 3.25 Height 8.5 inches CONDITION Note: overall crazing, hairline cracks. Glaze flakes.