English, early 19th century, figures with respective scrolls featuring excerpts from the Tempest and Paradise Lost, each approx. 11-1/8 x 6 x 3-3/4 in.; with associated carved, painted, and gilt wood bases, 3-1/4 x 6-1/8 x 4-3/4 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
firing anomalies as made including hairlines, firing cracks, and glaze voids, some chips along bases, both figures with repair and retouch notably to bases, Milton example does not sit flush; bases with some abrasions and wear/loss to paint and gilt one with some slight water damage
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