SEPTEMBER JEWELLERY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION 10AM Tuesday, 11 September 2018 - 10:00 AM start

A pair of c.1962 Wade pottery figures 'Himself' and 'Herself'

Realised: $200 plus premium

Lot Details

this pair of figures are recorded as 'the best and most expensive figures made by Wade Ireland', this pair being the early production. The 'Himself' figure also known as 'Dan Murphy', modelled by Raymond Piper and based on a real character he met in a Ballyaughlis pub near Belfast, a local character adept at 'spinning yarns'. 'Herself' is also known as 'Mother MacCree'. H.220mm.