A RARE STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMELLED SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE 'CANDLESTICK' BIRD GROUP CIRCA 1760-65

modelled as a bird with brightly enamelled plumage and a fledgling with its head tucked beneath its wing, each perched upon a gnarled tree stump applied with a vine on a rockwork base molded with shells and applied with a snail. Nozzle lacking, some restoration and minor chips.

The upper half of the candlestick and its nozzle are missng and the upper surface of the stump is restored overall the break. The larger bird's tail is restored, part of the applied floral vine is chipped away. Otherwise in generally good condition.
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A very similar group, also lacking its nozzle, is illustrated by Arnold Mountford, The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware, col. pl. VI.  Another example with its nozzle, is illustrated by Diana Edwards and Rodney Hampson, White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles, p. 110, col. pl. 78.