Bidspirit auction | Three Decorative Ceramic Figural Items

Three Decorative Ceramic Figural Items Including Shafford Japan Cherub - This lot features three vintage decorative ceramic items with figural and cherub motifs. The first piece is a footed, oval-shaped porcelain jar with a pink ground and heavy gold-colored gilding at the rim, handles, and feet. The front and back feature circular reserves containing hand-painted scenes of cherubs among clouds. The second item is a Japanese hand-painted bisque porcelain figurine of a winged cherub standing against a tree stump while playing a trumpet. The figure is draped in a light blue garment decorated with small blue and yellow flowers. The underside of the circular base is marked with a brown printed stamp reading HAND PAINTED Shafford JAPAN. The third item is a glazed porcelain half-doll, or pincushion doll, depicting a woman with a high-piled hairstyle and a red headband, mounted to a large, multi-tiered peach-colored lace skirt with a ribbon bow at the waist. The pink jar measures approximately 6.5 inches across the handles and 6 inches in height. The Shafford cherub stands 6.5 inches tall. The lace skirt of the half-doll has a diameter of approximately 10 inches.