English Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare w-79-0606_7 The vase of baluster shape

The vase of baluster shape with engraved decoration and griffin handles

Width 10 Depth 10 Height 28 inches

floral fronts

Base: Width 4 Depth 4 Height 23 inches

English Staffordshire Pottery Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare w-79-0606_7 The vase of baluster shapeDETAILS An antique pottery bust of William Shakespeare (1564 1616) on a faux marble socle. Figurines and busts of Shakespeare were made by several Staffordshire and Leeds pottery firms, especially around the lead up to the tricentenary of his birth in 1864. COLOR(S) Maroon, yellow, orange, brown PLACE OF ORIGIN United Kingdom MARKS Unmarked MONOGRAM INSCRIPTION Impressed (back): Shakespeare PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837 1901) Mid 19th century DATE Circa