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<p>[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 48877, member: 35"]The figurine was posted to Walter's site and he ID'd as below:</p><p><br /></p><p>This figurine is not porcelain but rather Terraglia, a clay similar to porcelain but less expensive to process and manufacture. In the 18th century it was very popular in England where it was known as creamware or Queens's Ware. I believe that this putto (singular of putti) was created in the studio of the Cozzi family of Venice in the mid to late 19th century. The company logo was an anchor such as the one seen on the base of your example. </p><p>Walter Del Pellegrino</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12240[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 48877, member: 35"]The figurine was posted to Walter's site and he ID'd as below: This figurine is not porcelain but rather Terraglia, a clay similar to porcelain but less expensive to process and manufacture. In the 18th century it was very popular in England where it was known as creamware or Queens's Ware. I believe that this putto (singular of putti) was created in the studio of the Cozzi family of Venice in the mid to late 19th century. The company logo was an anchor such as the one seen on the base of your example. Walter Del Pellegrino [ATTACH=full]12240[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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