A Staffordshire Tittensor Figure of a Deer Hunter - circa 1820
Deer Hunter
Made by Charles Tittensor,
Staffordshire
Tittensor figures are very rare,
these underglaze figures are very distinctive,
this figure is the most attractive and wonderful Tittensor figure
I have ever seen, in person, or anywhere else.
Pat Halfpenny dates Tittensor figures circa 1810 to 1825
She dates this figure 1820 - 1825
Who am I to date this figure in comparison to this expert,
but my instinct would be to date this figure at the very earliest
in her Tittensor date range.
This example has great provinance;
It is figure 23 of a marvellous exhibition
English Earthenware Figures 1780 - 1840
Circus & Sport
in Stoke on Trent and New York
in 1990,
See the catalogue in my Gallery entry No.40.
It is also colour illustration 24 on page 116
of thge excellent book by Pat Halfpenny
English Earthenware Figures 1780 - 1840
published in 1991
This is quite simply a stunning example
of early English pottery.
With a lovely impressed Tittensor mark.
Some restoration.
Height: 6.5 inches
