A rare and large Staffordshire pearlware model of a castle, circa 1800
With a central square tower enclosed within crenellated walls and accessed through heavily studded doors set within distinctive rusticated openings, two round towers to either side, the walls with incised stonework washed in brown, 34cm wide
Footnotes:
A very similar castle model is illustrated by Major Cyril Earle, The Earle Collection of Early Staffordshire Pottery (1915), p.235

Inspection under UV light reveals some areas of restoration to the crenellations. On one tower the over-painting extends a little deeper into the tower, to a maximum of 6cm. It is not possible to determine the extent of the damage the restoration conceals but there is good crazing to the inside of most of the crenellations suggesting that the over-painting may be due to small chips or rubbing to the enamels rather than larger losses or damages at these points. There is a restored vertical crack to one side, which runs from the rim through the edge of the door but stops before the base. The restorations have been professionally done to a high standard and the item presents well, with the restorations being very difficult to detect without the use of UV light. There are small lugs inside each of the three towers, two of which have tiny chips. These suggest that there may originally have been covers, which are now missing.