Walton Figures
Each of the Staffordshire figures numbered 1-84 is pearlware and each is marked WALTON.
The number on each photograph indicates the corresponding item on the list of recorded Walton figure forms, below. The number does not appear on the figure!
Scroll to bottom of page to see reproduction figures.
The number on each photograph indicates the corresponding item on the list of recorded Walton figure forms, below. The number does not appear on the figure!
Scroll to bottom of page to see reproduction figures.
List of Recorded Figures Marked WALTON
Numbers on pictures above correspond with list numbers below.
Underlined numbers indicate lack of corresponding image.
1a. Woman and boy, emblematic of Spring, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
1b. Woman and boy, emblematic of Spring, from a set of the Four Seasons, with scrolling foliage
2. Woman and boy, emblematic of Winter, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
3. Woman and child, emblematic of Autumn, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
4. Woman and child, emblematic of Summer, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
5. Woman holding a bird aloft, symbolizing Air, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
6. Woman with a fish in her apron, symbolizing Water, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
7. Man holding a magnifying glass, symbolizing Fire, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
8. Man with a spade in his right hand, symbolizing Earth, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
9. Female figure portraying Faith, with bocage. Same figure mold is used for list no. 10.
10. Woman portraying the parable of the lost coin, with bocage.
11a. Group of Return from Egypt, with spill vase; makes a pair with 12a
11b. Group of Return from Egypt, with bocage; makes a pair with 12b
11c. Group of Return from Egypt, with broad leaf bocage; makes a pair with 12c
12a. Group of Flight to Egypt, with spill vase; makes a pair with 11a
12b. Group of Flight to Egypt, with bocage; makes a pair with 11b
12c. Group of Flight to Egypt, with broad leaf bocage; makes a pair with 11c (see Miller's Antique Price Guide,1985, p103)
13. St. Paul, with bocage
14. St. Mark, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
15. St. Matthew, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
16. St. Luke, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
17. St. John, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
18a. Widow, with bocage; makes a pair with Elijah, 19
18b. Widow, with broad-leaf bocage
19. Elijah, with bocage; makes a pair with Widow, 18a
20. Crucifixion with bocage. Unmarked look-alikes are the norm. The only marked example is recorded in John Hall, Staffordshire Portrait Figures (London: Charles Letts, 1972), p. 23. Verification of the mark on this example is not possible.
21. Cherub, a basket in right hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 22
22. Cherub, a basket in left hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 21
23. Cherub, a basket in his left hand, with bocage; head and base different from 22
24. Cherub, a basket in both hands, with bocage
25. Cherub, a basket in both hands, with serrated bocage leaf with pointed tip
26. Songsters, playing flute and triangle, with bocage; makes a pair with 27a
27a. Songsters, playing horn and guitar, with bocage; makes a pair with 26
27b. Songsters, playing horn and guitar, with broad-leaf bocage. (Example in Saffron Walden Museum, Essex, acc. no. 1900.67.96)
28. Shepherd holding a staff, with bocage; makes a pair with 29. Differs from 84.
29. Shepherdess with lamb on its hind legs, with bocage; makes a pair with 28
30. Showman playing bugles with bocage; makes a pair with 31
31. Show woman playing tambourine, with bocage; makes a pair with 30
32. Girl selling fruit, with bocage; makes a pair with 33
33. Boy selling fruit, with bocage; makes a pair with 32
34. Female gardener pouring from watering can, with bocage; makes a pair with 35
35. Male gardener with his left hand in pocket, with bocage; makes a pair with 34
36. Female gardener leaning on a watering can, with bocage; makes a pair with 37
37. Male gardener with a spade in his left hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 36
38. Male farmworker with barrel and scythe, with bocage; makes a pair with 39
39. Female farmworker with a rake, with bocage; makes a pair with 38
40. Boy holding a dog, with bocage; makes a pair with 41
41. Girl holding a sheep, with bocage; makes a pair with 40
42a. Boy with fledglings in his hat, with bocage, low base with scroll design; makes a pair with 43a
42b. Boy with fledglings in his hat, with bocage, simple base without scrolling; makes a pair with 43b
43a. Girl with a bird’s nest, with bocage, low base with scroll design; makes a pair with 42a
43b. Girl with a bird’s nest, with bocage, simple base without scrolling; makes a pair with 42b
44. Couple each holding a bird, with birds in the bocage.
45. Scuffle group with bocage
46. Contest group with bocage
47. Friendship, with bocage
48a. Tenderness, with bocage
48b. Tenderness, with broad-leaf bocage (see Halfpenny P., English Earthenware Figures, p232)
49. Couple feeding cockerels, with bocage
50a. Shepherd and shepherdess, with bocage
50b. Shepherd and shepherdess, with palm bocage
50c. Shepherd and shepherdess, with spill vase
51. Boy asleep, with a dog, with spill vase; makes a pair with 52
52. Girl playing with a dog, with spill vase; makes a pair with 51
53a. Woman reading, with bocage, sometimes arranged in an arc
53b. Woman reading, with spill vase
54. Sportsman seated with gun and dog, with arc bocage
55. Sportsman standing, with bocage
56. Archer, with bocage
57. Sportsman shooting facing right, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
58. Sportsman shooting facing left, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
59. Hare, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
60. Dog facing right, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
61. Two dogs facing left, with bocage; part of a 56-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
62. Crowned recumbent lion, with bocage; makes a pair with 63
63. Recumbent unicorn, with bocage; makes a pair with 62
64a. Ram with lamb, with bocage and spill vase; makes a pair with 65a
64b. Ram with lamb, with bocage; makes a pair with 65b
65a. Ewe with lamb, with bocage and spill vase; makes a pair with 64a
65b. Ewe with lamb, with bocage; makes a pair with 64b
66. Ram, small, with bocage; makes a pair with 67
67. Ewe, small, with bocage; makes a pair with 66
68. Recumbent lion facing left, with bocage; makes a pair with 69
69. Recumbent lion facing right, with bocage; makes a pair with 68
70a. Cow and calf, facing left, with spill vase and bocage; makes a pair with 71a
70b. Cow with calf, facing left, with bocage; makes a pair with 71b
70c. Cow and calf, facing left, with spill vase
71a. Cow and calf, facing right, with spill vase and bocage; makes a pair with 70a
71b. Cow with calf, facing right, with bocage; makes a pair with 70b
72a. Recumbent deer facing left, with rounded palm bocage
72b. Recumbent deer facing left, with palm bocage
73. Spring and Langan group, with upright scrolled fans
74a. Diana, neither spill vase nor bocage, on mound base
74b. Diana, as 74a, but with mound base mounted on square base
75. Ordinary Toby jug
76. Hearty Good Fellow Toby jug
77. Castle spill vase holder
78. Royal coat of arms, with spill vase
79. Flatback figural plaque of a harvester mounted on a vermicular base. Illustrated in Christie’s, South Kensington, British Ceramics and Staffordshire Figures, June 10, 1993, lot 194.
80. Spill vase on low mound base: dog with three recumbent sheep; makes a pair with 81
81. Spill vase on low mound base: three sheep with goat; makes a pair with 80
82. Spill vase on double mound base with six recumbent sheep; may make a pair with 83. Illustrated in Christie’s, South Kensington, British Ceramics Including Staffordshire Figures, April 17, 2003, lot 12.
83. Spill vase on double mound base with dog and five sheep; may make a pair with 82
84a. Shepherd with his left arm raised holding staff with bocage. Differs from 28.
84b. Shepherd with his left arm raised holding staff with plam leaf bocage. Differs from 28.
86. Two pheasants with bocage. This forms part of 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 86. Picture yet to be added.
PS. I have since discovered a leopard on a base rather like the sheep in 64a.
Underlined numbers indicate lack of corresponding image.
1a. Woman and boy, emblematic of Spring, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
1b. Woman and boy, emblematic of Spring, from a set of the Four Seasons, with scrolling foliage
2. Woman and boy, emblematic of Winter, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
3. Woman and child, emblematic of Autumn, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
4. Woman and child, emblematic of Summer, from a set of the Four Seasons, with bocage
5. Woman holding a bird aloft, symbolizing Air, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
6. Woman with a fish in her apron, symbolizing Water, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
7. Man holding a magnifying glass, symbolizing Fire, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
8. Man with a spade in his right hand, symbolizing Earth, from a set of the Four Elements, with bocage
9. Female figure portraying Faith, with bocage. Same figure mold is used for list no. 10.
10. Woman portraying the parable of the lost coin, with bocage.
11a. Group of Return from Egypt, with spill vase; makes a pair with 12a
11b. Group of Return from Egypt, with bocage; makes a pair with 12b
11c. Group of Return from Egypt, with broad leaf bocage; makes a pair with 12c
12a. Group of Flight to Egypt, with spill vase; makes a pair with 11a
12b. Group of Flight to Egypt, with bocage; makes a pair with 11b
12c. Group of Flight to Egypt, with broad leaf bocage; makes a pair with 11c (see Miller's Antique Price Guide,1985, p103)
13. St. Paul, with bocage
14. St. Mark, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
15. St. Matthew, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
16. St. Luke, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
17. St. John, with bocage; from a set of the four apostles
18a. Widow, with bocage; makes a pair with Elijah, 19
18b. Widow, with broad-leaf bocage
19. Elijah, with bocage; makes a pair with Widow, 18a
20. Crucifixion with bocage. Unmarked look-alikes are the norm. The only marked example is recorded in John Hall, Staffordshire Portrait Figures (London: Charles Letts, 1972), p. 23. Verification of the mark on this example is not possible.
21. Cherub, a basket in right hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 22
22. Cherub, a basket in left hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 21
23. Cherub, a basket in his left hand, with bocage; head and base different from 22
24. Cherub, a basket in both hands, with bocage
25. Cherub, a basket in both hands, with serrated bocage leaf with pointed tip
26. Songsters, playing flute and triangle, with bocage; makes a pair with 27a
27a. Songsters, playing horn and guitar, with bocage; makes a pair with 26
27b. Songsters, playing horn and guitar, with broad-leaf bocage. (Example in Saffron Walden Museum, Essex, acc. no. 1900.67.96)
28. Shepherd holding a staff, with bocage; makes a pair with 29. Differs from 84.
29. Shepherdess with lamb on its hind legs, with bocage; makes a pair with 28
30. Showman playing bugles with bocage; makes a pair with 31
31. Show woman playing tambourine, with bocage; makes a pair with 30
32. Girl selling fruit, with bocage; makes a pair with 33
33. Boy selling fruit, with bocage; makes a pair with 32
34. Female gardener pouring from watering can, with bocage; makes a pair with 35
35. Male gardener with his left hand in pocket, with bocage; makes a pair with 34
36. Female gardener leaning on a watering can, with bocage; makes a pair with 37
37. Male gardener with a spade in his left hand, with bocage; makes a pair with 36
38. Male farmworker with barrel and scythe, with bocage; makes a pair with 39
39. Female farmworker with a rake, with bocage; makes a pair with 38
40. Boy holding a dog, with bocage; makes a pair with 41
41. Girl holding a sheep, with bocage; makes a pair with 40
42a. Boy with fledglings in his hat, with bocage, low base with scroll design; makes a pair with 43a
42b. Boy with fledglings in his hat, with bocage, simple base without scrolling; makes a pair with 43b
43a. Girl with a bird’s nest, with bocage, low base with scroll design; makes a pair with 42a
43b. Girl with a bird’s nest, with bocage, simple base without scrolling; makes a pair with 42b
44. Couple each holding a bird, with birds in the bocage.
45. Scuffle group with bocage
46. Contest group with bocage
47. Friendship, with bocage
48a. Tenderness, with bocage
48b. Tenderness, with broad-leaf bocage (see Halfpenny P., English Earthenware Figures, p232)
49. Couple feeding cockerels, with bocage
50a. Shepherd and shepherdess, with bocage
50b. Shepherd and shepherdess, with palm bocage
50c. Shepherd and shepherdess, with spill vase
51. Boy asleep, with a dog, with spill vase; makes a pair with 52
52. Girl playing with a dog, with spill vase; makes a pair with 51
53a. Woman reading, with bocage, sometimes arranged in an arc
53b. Woman reading, with spill vase
54. Sportsman seated with gun and dog, with arc bocage
55. Sportsman standing, with bocage
56. Archer, with bocage
57. Sportsman shooting facing right, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
58. Sportsman shooting facing left, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
59. Hare, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
60. Dog facing right, with bocage; part of a 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
61. Two dogs facing left, with bocage; part of a 56-piece garniture, 57–61 and 85
62. Crowned recumbent lion, with bocage; makes a pair with 63
63. Recumbent unicorn, with bocage; makes a pair with 62
64a. Ram with lamb, with bocage and spill vase; makes a pair with 65a
64b. Ram with lamb, with bocage; makes a pair with 65b
65a. Ewe with lamb, with bocage and spill vase; makes a pair with 64a
65b. Ewe with lamb, with bocage; makes a pair with 64b
66. Ram, small, with bocage; makes a pair with 67
67. Ewe, small, with bocage; makes a pair with 66
68. Recumbent lion facing left, with bocage; makes a pair with 69
69. Recumbent lion facing right, with bocage; makes a pair with 68
70a. Cow and calf, facing left, with spill vase and bocage; makes a pair with 71a
70b. Cow with calf, facing left, with bocage; makes a pair with 71b
70c. Cow and calf, facing left, with spill vase
71a. Cow and calf, facing right, with spill vase and bocage; makes a pair with 70a
71b. Cow with calf, facing right, with bocage; makes a pair with 70b
72a. Recumbent deer facing left, with rounded palm bocage
72b. Recumbent deer facing left, with palm bocage
73. Spring and Langan group, with upright scrolled fans
74a. Diana, neither spill vase nor bocage, on mound base
74b. Diana, as 74a, but with mound base mounted on square base
75. Ordinary Toby jug
76. Hearty Good Fellow Toby jug
77. Castle spill vase holder
78. Royal coat of arms, with spill vase
79. Flatback figural plaque of a harvester mounted on a vermicular base. Illustrated in Christie’s, South Kensington, British Ceramics and Staffordshire Figures, June 10, 1993, lot 194.
80. Spill vase on low mound base: dog with three recumbent sheep; makes a pair with 81
81. Spill vase on low mound base: three sheep with goat; makes a pair with 80
82. Spill vase on double mound base with six recumbent sheep; may make a pair with 83. Illustrated in Christie’s, South Kensington, British Ceramics Including Staffordshire Figures, April 17, 2003, lot 12.
83. Spill vase on double mound base with dog and five sheep; may make a pair with 82
84a. Shepherd with his left arm raised holding staff with bocage. Differs from 28.
84b. Shepherd with his left arm raised holding staff with plam leaf bocage. Differs from 28.
86. Two pheasants with bocage. This forms part of 6-piece garniture, 57–61 and 86. Picture yet to be added.
PS. I have since discovered a leopard on a base rather like the sheep in 64a.
20thC Figures marked WALTON.
These figures--even when marked WALTON-- were not made by John Walton, the early 19thC Staffordshire figure potter. They were produced into the latter part of the 20thC. Later figures are recognized by their whiter bodies, shoddy modelling, the lack of a blue-tinted glaze, and the form of the script. Letters most usually (but not always) lack serifs.
