A PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE FIGURES OF A GARDENER AND COMPANION AND A GROUP OF 'TENDERNESS' CIRCA 1800-15

the first, each modeled standing on a rocky mound and square base inscribed Gardener and & Mate; the second, on a rocky mound and rectangular base inscribed Tenderness. Some chips and restoration.

The gardener and companion figures, D. M. & P. Manheim Antiques, New York

Gardener: handle of spade restored; 1-in restored chip along the top of the left side of the base at the front. Mate: broken in two pieces through her ankles and restored back; haircrack running diagonally across the underside of the base; another haircrack starting at a point near the left rear corner, running to a point at the rear center of the base, up the side and to the top where the base meets the mound; 1/2-in. restored flat chip to the rear of the base near the right corner; some flaking to the misfired green enamel of her hat; and a minor small chip to the flower she holds. Tenderness: Chips to the leaves of the bocage, one leaf appears to be entirely chipped away; very minor 1/8-in. flat chip to the front lower edge of the base.
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