Ray and Diane Ginns ©
Staffordshire Pottery Bocage Figures: 1805-1835
An insight for new collectors on collecting early Staffordshire enamel figures.
An interesting collection is held at the Brighton museum, East Sussex UK.
A wonderful pair of medici lions. circa 1800
These wonderfully made pottery pieces were popular in there day as they portrayed social
comment events. Religion theatre and the classics would be potted alongside rural events and
family occasions. all inspired from political events, newspaper articles and posters promoting
entertainment of the time.
The Grecian and Daughter or Roman Charity, circa 1830.
Was originally a late 18th century play based on the legend of Cimon and Pera
Baptism of Mary (christening) circa 1830 Two wonderful figures of people hunting circa 1825
The Ale Bench (one of a pair, the other The Tee Total circa 1835
shows the couple fighting) circa 1835 The term Tee Total was coined in 1833
A pair of temperance groups showing domestic bliss and the pitfalls of drink.
A fine rural spill-vase group. circa 1810.
This group would probably be the centre piece of a group of three.
Tenderness A rare figure of a girl with parasol The New Marriage Act
A wonderful rural group with her hat decorated with sea shells The act was introduced in 1835
oak leaf bocage circa 1825 circa 1825 and allowed couples to get
married outside of the church.
A wonderful pair of dandies A wonderful well coloured
circa 1825 performing bear group circa 1830
Girl musician playing her A group, sometimes titled A figure of a gardener
tambourine circa 1830 the scuffle circa 1820 circa 1820
The reading maid. circa 1820 A rare group of a blacksmith
praying at his anvil. This figure is part of a
larger Gretna Green group. circa 1830