TWO PAIRS OF STAFFORDSHIRE PRATT-TYPE FIGURES CIRCA 1790-1800

comprising: a sportsman and companion, each holding a dead bird game and standing on a green mound base, and a musician playing a flute and his companion playing a mandolin, each standing on a mound applied with flowerheads and raised on a floral swag-molded plinth .  Some minor chips and restoration.

The first pair, The Brooke Collection
The Garbisch Collection,sold, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Pokety Farms, Cambridge, Maryland, May 22, 1980, lot 62
Philip Suval, Inc., New York
The second pair, Jonathan Horne Antiques, London

Sportsman & Companion: the Sportsman has an approximately 4x3 in. section of the base broken out at the back and restored back; and another approximately 2 1/2 x 1 inch break restored at the front of the base. The Companion is in good condition. Musicians- Lady: the neck of her lute, her left thumb and the feathers of her hat are restored. The right side of the plinth has a fine 2 in. haircrack running diagonally from above the bottom front corner up to a point beneath the top edge about halfway along its length; and a second fine haircrack running parallel to the first from the same corner. Male: the feathers of his hat are restored; the end of the flute is chipped away ; there is a minor 1/8 in. flat chip to the bottom edge of the plinth of the front and a very minor abrasion chip to each of two corners on the upper edge. Both have some very minor occasional small chips to the flowerheads.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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