The Victory Staffordshire flatback figure group – £1000 at Canterbury Auction Galleries.
The figure titled The Victory is based on a print that appeared at the time in Cassell’s Illustrated Family Paper.
It shows a British sailor seated astride a cannon flanked by French and Turkish soldiers.
This example sold for £1000 at Canterbury Auction Galleries (27% buyer’s premium inc VAT) on August 6, adding to a list of recent four-figure sums paid for the best and rarest Staffordshire portrait figures.
