A charming Wedgwood Parian figure of Broken Heart

A good quality and well-modelled Wedgwood Parian figure of 'Broken Heart' from Ellen Marian Shenton, dated c1855. This figure shows a melancholy young woman who has been deserted by her lover, holding a harp in her hand.

Ellen Shenton was just 27 when this figure was produced.  She died young, at the age of 34.

The figure is illustrated in the Parian Phenomenon page 192, fig 634.

Height: 32 ½ cm (12 ½ ")

Condition: A firing line to one side of the figure (see photos). The figure has had felt glued to the base, so any maker’s marks which might be on the base are not visible.