A Copeland Parian figure of “The Pets” or “Girl with Rabbit”

An uncommon Copeland Parian figure of “The Pets” or “Girl with Rabbit”, from Miller, dated 1873 for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union and marked Copeland Copyright Reserved. 

"Pets" refers to both the girl and the rabbit – the rabbit is very realistically modelled, and the child and the animal make a very charming pair.

The figure is illustrated in the Parian Phenomenon page 145 figure 502 and in Robert Copeland’s book Parian - Copeland’s Statuary Porcelain page 104/5, fig GP29.

Height 39½ cm (15½ ”).

Condition: Excellent with just a small area of brown staining on the back of the head.