A group of Staffordshire equestrian figures, various dates mid 19th century, comprising: highwaymen Tom King and Dick Turpin, 22cm high; Garibaldi and Col. Peard, 24cm high; a group of three Crimean War subjects; Omar Pacha, The Sultan and Marshal Arnaud, 20.5cm high and smaller; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 24cm high and generals Campbell and Havelock, 25cm highProvenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent.The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.
A group of Staffordshire equestrian figures, various dates mid 19th century, comprising: highwaymen Tom King and Dick Turpin, 22cm high; Garibaldi and Col. Peard, 24cm high; a group of three Crimean War subjects; Omar Pacha, The Sultan and Marshal Arnaud, 20.5cm high and smaller; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 24cm high and generals Campbell and Havelock, 25cm highProvenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent.The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.
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