19th-C. English Staffordshire Zebra, C. 1870 French Kitchen where porcelain sculpture was admired

where porcelain sculpture was admired alongside fine silver and paintings

A timeless addition to your cookware collection

and the silhouette balanced enough to hold its own in a layered bookshelf or flanking a mirror

and classic Victorian posture

Impeccably sculpted

19th-C. English Staffordshire Zebra, C. 1870 French Kitchen where porcelain sculpture was admiredA rare and wonderfully expressive 19th century English Staffordshire zebra, made circa 1870. With its delicately modeled form and bold hand painted striping, this figure captures the Victorian fascination with the exoticbringing far flung curiosities into the parlors of English homes. Staffordshire figures like this were produced in small regional potteries, often by cottage artisans using simple tools and time honored techniques. Most were unmarked,