A Decorative Mid-Victorian Terracotta Bust of a Bearded Gentleman Signed ‘A.COKE 1871’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage engraved two heads which showed

engraved two heads which showed the promise of his talent

Although none of the tears are too detrimental to the whole

and the overall patination is pleasing

the typography and colouring in tandem proves a simply superb combination and the slogan itself has since been reproduced thousands of times

Advertising a typical fairground game of skill with a ball

A Decorative Mid-Victorian Terracotta Bust of a Bearded Gentleman Signed ‘A.COKE 1871’ sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage engraved two heads which showedOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: The Property of a Lady, removed from a cottage on the Stourhead Estate Date: c. 1871 Width: 17. 5 inches Height: 22. 5 inches Depth: 9 inches In original condition, the terracotta bust of a bearded gentleman wearing a buttoned waistcoat with neckerchief and overcoat, showing traces of polychrome decoration, and with weathering and lichen deposits, the reverse with an impressed signature 'A. COKE 1871',