FINE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
1 - 21
22
- 42
43
- 63
64
- 84
85
- 89
<< 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 >>
A British, possibly Scottish Pearlware model of a Horse, standing in a strong naturally braced position, the anatomical details of the body modelled to great dramatic effect, his head lifted with an alert expression, looking to one side with the ears pointed forwards, wearing a royal blue bridle applied with pink rosettes, the black combed mane and tail modelled in a windswept plinth fashion, standing on a chamfered rectangular plinth with bevelled edges, decorated with sponged green colouring to simulate grass, the border with blue and green neoclassical husk bands on either side of a single line of black, green and pink tartan.
Circa 1840
Height: 16 ¾ ins (42.5 cm) Length (of the plinth): 13 ¼ ins (33.5 cm)
The anatomical nature of the modelling of this horse is quite amazingly correct, leading one to believe that the modeller certainly had a thorough practical knowledge of the body or anatomy of the horse. This pottery model can certainly be put in the bracket of pure Sculpture, the dominant stance of the horse halts the eye of the viewer which has swept forward through the body of the horse from left to right by the careful crafting of the mane and tail which surges forward across the beast creating a windswept sublime nature to the piece and confirming, together with the colouring used, the Scottish origin. The tradition of such dramatic models within ceramic sculpture comes from their use as eye-catching display models used by saddlery dealers and those who dealt in horse medicine. It is also possible due to the posture and striking appearance of this horse that it could portray a serious racing interest which was certainly prevalent at the time through the artistry of George Stubbs. A similar example is illustrated by Pat Halfpenny, "English Earthenware Figures", p. 126.
<< 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 >>