Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 - Blog

It is a strange thing indeed, but it seems that figures of dandy couples were made to pair with a similar group, the man and woman positioned and attired slightly differently.

This topic might be amusing were it not so disheartening.

In 2014, I stumbled across a remarkable, unrecorded figure on eBay.

I have just completed updating all my eBooks, available as free downloads from the BOOKS tab on this site.

Last year I bid at a UK auction on what amounted to half a figure group--or, more correctly, I could see only half of what I intended buying.

Recently, I launched FineStaffordshireFigures.com, a curated marketplace where collectors offer important Staffordshire figures directly from their collections.

This Staffordshire soldier with "80" painted on his crossbelt in an officer of the Eightieth Regiment of Foot.

Early Staffordshire figures of Billy Waters give us a realistic glimpse of a notable individual of the early 1800s.

This pearlware slave in red and blue garb (colors symbolizing Liberty) kneels in praise.

When collectors die, their figures need to find new stewards, and so it is with the unrivaled collection that the legendary Texans Herbert and Nancy Hunt built over fifty years.