A rare Staffordshire pearlware group of 'Christ's Agony' by Obadiah Sherratt
circa 1825
modelled as Christ kneeling and praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before a flowering tree, a winged angel holding a chalice and kneeling on the plinth at his right, impressed 'Father Let This Cup Pass', on a serpentine black mottled base, titled to oval panel,
28cm high

Condition Report

There is a small chip to the front side of the base alongside an even smaller very shallow chip to the reverse of the base. Generally, there are some very minor nibbles/paint loss to the four corners and also to the right-hand edge of the base.

One of the small flowers around Christ's feet is broken (now missing two flower heads and a leaf), and another flower has a chipped leaf.

One of Christ's thumbs is damaged. There is a small scuff mark on one of his heels and also some wear to the toes on both feet. One cherub's wing has been re-glued, the other has some paint loss.

The left-hand branch of the bocage has possibly had some restoration, but it is difficult to tell. Please see the additional images. There are also a couple of small firing cracks visible to the reverse of the central bocage branch.

Please see additional images.

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