Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figure ~ "The Lion Slayer" ~ P I9 ~ H 1904

A large, decorative and titled Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Figure of "The Lion Slayer" ~ P I9 ~ H 1904, popularly believed to depict the "Big Game Hunter", Roualeyn George Gordon- Cumming, a theory to which Harding, in his "Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835 - 75 ~ Book 2 ~ Fig. 1904" gives short shrift, although it is difficult to see why, since Gordon-Cumming's life, exploits and reputation would appear fully to support this attribution.

Height ~ 40.70 cm. / 16.00 inches ~ Width ~ 20.35 cm. / 8.00 inches ~ Depth ~ 11.40 cm. / 4.50 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1855

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