Staffordshire pottery Snow Leopard, c. 1810.

A rare Staffordshire pottery figure of a Snow Leopard, c. 1810. The leopard, modelled recumbent, upon a green mound base, and painted with black spots, on a white ground. Covered in a pearlware glaze. Length – 9.2 cm, 3 5/8”. Height – 5.7 cm, 2 1/4”. Width – 4.7 cm, 1 7/8”. Condition – Small chip to base. No restoration.