Bidspirit auction | Brentleigh Ware Staffordshire Ceramic Mother

Brentleigh Ware Staffordshire Ceramic Mother and Baby Koala Motif Planter - A Staffordshire earthenware planter, produced by Brentleigh Ware. The piece is realistically modelled as a tree stump with a textured bark exterior finished in dark brown and black glazes. The interior is finished in a contrasting cream-coloured glaze. Applied to the side of the stump are two sculpted marsupial figures, depicting a mother and baby koala. These figures are decorated in a light brown glaze with white-striped highlights and hand-painted facial features. The base bears a printed green mark reading Brentleigh Ware, Staffordshire, England. There is also a small hand-painted red mark, appearing to be the letter H. Height: Approximately 11 cm Width: Approximately 8.5 cm.