CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN AMERICAN PATRIOTIC FIGURAL FAIRINGS, LOT OF THREE, comprising a small model of a white-glazed eagle on a tree stump, standing spread-winged, holding a wire-handled basket in its beak, with traces of gilding to the stump, a box top molded with a figure emblematic of Liberty as a seated woman dressed in colorful garb, holding the American flag unfurled behind her, a shield in her left hand, the ground at her feet molded with a sword, and a covered box, shaped like a paddle steamer ship, with unfurled sails and American flag bracketing the stump of a rifle, painted realistically. Unmarked. 19th century. 2 5/8" to 3 3/4" H.

Provenance: From the Franklin Stoneburner estate collection, Delavan, WI.

Each with some damage; the basket with a tiny chip, and most of the paint and gilding abraded; two chips to flag and a small section lacking, and the upper half of the boat broken toward the bow, glued back and over-painted.