by Tom Licence | Jul 14, 2018
Mid-Victorian statuette of man in chair, crudely painted and made in the Staffordshire potteries – possibly a fairing. There are signs that the head (missing) had, in the past, been cemented back on.
by Tom Licence | Jan 17, 2015
Shrine statuette of praying figures (Mary and John?) facing, before Christ on the Cross. Cherubs and a cross adorn the canopy. Some orange-yellow over-glaze paint has been applied to the base of the shrine and the cherubs’ wings.
by Tom Licence | Jan 17, 2015
Statuette of praying angel with cross to the rear, symbolising the Annunciation?
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Toy clown statuette with colouring to face. This may have been a fairing.
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Children’s heads from a fairing – a cheap statuette given away as a prize at the fairground.
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Plain white statuette of a woman partly sitting in a couch or bed. Fairings were small ornaments given away as prizes at the fair. This may be one.
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Mid-Victorian man in chair, with purple jacket, orange striped trousers, and plain waistcoat. Fairings were cheap ceramic statuettes, given away as prizes at the fair. This is probably one.
