A rare Wood & Caldwell bronze glazed figure of Fortitude, circa 1790-1810
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A rare Wood & Caldwell bronze glazed figure of Fortitude, circa 1790-1810
Modelled standing beside a leaning column, she wears classical robes and stands on a square base, decorated with an all-over bronze glaze, 51cm, impressed mark (firing fracture underneath base, chips to back corners of base).
Estimate:
£700 - 1,000
US$ 1,100 - 1,500
€830 - 1,200

Footnotes

  • 'Fortitude' was originally designed as one of a pair with 'Prudence'. A very similar pair by Enoch Wood but decorated in enamel colours are illustrated in Pat Halfpenny’s book English Earthenware Figures, p.162.

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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