Crewenna Potteries was a pottery studio  in Nelson, New Zealand, established in 1962 by Harry and May Davis. The couple had previously run a pottery in Cornwall, England, and they brought their skills and experience with them to New Zealand. The company was known for its hand-thrown and decorated ceramics. The Davises used a variety of techniques, including stoneware, porcelain, and slipware. They also experimented with different glazes, creating a wide range of colors and finishes.

The Davises' pottery was popular with both collectors and the general public. They exhibited their work in galleries and museums around New more...

Perhaps the most famous pottery figures of the last hundred years or so, are the Staffordshire flat backs, the description "flat back" indicating they were not detailed on the reverse as they were designed to stand against a wall, not be seen in the round.

The numerous large and small Staffordshire potteries, estimated at over 1,000 by the end of the 19th century, produced a vast range of coloured and glazed earthenware figures.

The range included rustic, allegorical and biblical scenes, as well as famous people, such as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, or Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora more...

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Staffordshire flatback figure of lovers

Staffordshire Lovers

Staffordshire flatback figure of lovers

Staffordshire figurine, Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom Staffordshire Figurine

Staffordshire figurine, Uncle Tom

Five antique figural Staffordshire figures (5)

Antique Staffordshire Figural Collection (5)

Five antique figural Staffordshire figures (5)

Pair of Staffordshire figures with children

Staffordshire Children Figures

Pair of Staffordshire figures with children

Pair of charming 19th century Staffordshire figures

19th Century Staffordshire Charmers

Pair of charming 19th century Staffordshire figures

A Staffordshire figural group, 19th century 27 cm high

19th Century Staffordshire Figural Group (27 cm)

A Staffordshire figural group, 19th century 27 cm high

A Staffordshire figure of a resting Scottish soldier, remnants…

Resting Scottish Soldier Staffordshire Figure

A Staffordshire figure of a resting Scottish soldier, remnants of gilding, partial glazing, old firing flaws. Height 27.5 cm

Staffordshire seated Turk figure, depicted with hand raised and…

Seated Turk Staffordshire Figure

Staffordshire seated Turk figure, depicted with hand raised and with hat and censer at feet, in tones of pink, blue and green, height 11 cm

A pair of Staffordshire figures, 'Elijah', and 'The Widow',…

Staffordshire Figures: Elijah and The Widow

A pair of Staffordshire figures, 'Elijah', and 'The Widow', early 19th century, Pearlware figures modelled in the round before bocages raised on grassy bases and square stands, Elijah feeding the ravens, and the despondent widow in a green dress and cape…

Staffordshire figure of a man looking up to the heavens and a…

Heavenly Gaze and Flute Play

Staffordshire figure of a man looking up to the heavens and a spill vase of a boy playing a flute, approx 20 cm and shorter.

Four Victorian Staffordshire figures, including Summer;…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures Collection

Four Victorian Staffordshire figures, including Summer; fisherman; working Women; & boy in a Bower. Private collection, Sydney. Height 26 cm (tallest)

Victorian Staffordshire Princess & Donkey figure height 17 cm.

Victorian Princess and Donkey Figurine - 17cm

Victorian Staffordshire Princess & Donkey figure height 17 cm.

Staffordshire flatback seated Wellington figure c.1850, 30.5 cm…

Antique Staffordshire Wellington Figure

Staffordshire flatback seated Wellington figure c.1850, 30.5 cm high

Staffordshire flat back figural vase

Staffordshire Figural Vase

Staffordshire flat back figural vase

A Staffordshire figure of a gentleman

Staffordshire Gentleman Figurine

A Staffordshire figure of a gentleman

Antique Staffordshire figural inkwell, in form of figure…

Staffordshire Mandolin Player Inkwell

Antique Staffordshire figural inkwell, in form of figure playing a mandolin, height 13 cm

Good antique Staffordshire figure of a Zebra, Height 12.5 cm…

Antique Staffordshire Zebra Figure from Dr. Giles Collection

Good antique Staffordshire figure of a Zebra, Height 12.5 cm Length 11 cm Provenance: The Dr. Margaret Giles Collection.

Staffordshire figure, hunter with his Catch, height 44 cm

Staffordshire Hunter Figure with Game, 44cm

Staffordshire figure, hunter with his Catch, height 44 cm

A Victorian Staffordshire figure of a fisherman with Creel,…

Victorian Staffordshire Fisherman Figure with Creel

A Victorian Staffordshire figure of a fisherman with Creel, circa 1860s, the press moulded flatback figure of a fisherman holding his net over his right arm and supporting his creel full of catch upon a shell encrusted rocky support, upon an oval base,…

Staffordshire figure of a young Victoria sitting sidesaddle on…

Victoria on Goat

Staffordshire figure of a young Victoria sitting sidesaddle on a goat

Antique Staffordshire figural group, approx 24.5 cm high

Antique Staffordshire Figural Group - 24.5cm

Antique Staffordshire figural group, approx 24.5 cm high

Staffordshire figure of a young shepherd

Young Shepherd Staffordshire Figure

Staffordshire figure of a young shepherd

Two Staffordshire figures a/f

Damaged Staffordshire Figures

Two Staffordshire figures a/f

Staffordshire equestrian figure C.1870 a/f

Damaged Staffordshire Equestrian Figure, 1870

Staffordshire equestrian figure C.1870 a/f

Antique Staffordshire flatback figure group titled Fred Archer,…

Staffordshire Flatback: Fred Archer Figure Group

Antique Staffordshire flatback figure group titled Fred Archer, 21.5 cm high

A Staffordshire figural group, 19th century, 27 cm high

19th Century Staffordshire Figural Group, 27cm High

A Staffordshire figural group, 19th century, 27 cm high

19th century Staffordshire figure group, depicting central…

19th Century Staffordshire Figure Group: Colorful Gentleman and Women

19th century Staffordshire figure group, depicting central gentleman flanked by a woman, in tones of blue, yellow, green and orange, a/f, height 32 cm

A pair of Staffordshire figural bookends, 18 cm high

Staffordshire Figural Bookends - 18 cm

A pair of Staffordshire figural bookends, 18 cm high

19th century Staffordshire figure group, depicting a young girl…

Children with Nest and Wheat Sheaf

19th century Staffordshire figure group, depicting a young girl holding a birds nest and a young boy with wheat sheaf's, height 14 cm

Four Staffordshire figure groups, c.1879, including death of…

Staffordshire Figure Groups, c.1879 (4)

Four Staffordshire figure groups, c.1879, including death of Nelson, a lady feeding a goat, two children and lady leaning on a vase (4)

Three Staffordshire figures, depicting a man clutching his hat…

Staffordshire Trio of Figures

Three Staffordshire figures, depicting a man clutching his hat seated on a wall, a lady with tartan scarf playing mandolin and lady with basket of fruit, height 17.5 cm, 19 cm and 16.5 cm (3)

Large Staffordshire figure group 'Prince and Princess',…

Royal Couple: Staffordshire Figure Group

Large Staffordshire figure group 'Prince and Princess', depicted arm in arm, both holding hats, in tones of white, blue and pink, height 41 cm

A Staffordshire pottery Victorian house and a Staffordshire…

Victorian House & Castle Spill Vase with Pocket Watch Holder

A Staffordshire pottery Victorian house and a Staffordshire Castle spill vase and pocket watch holder, 19th century, the flatback press moulded duo in apricot glaze with applied grit style climbing flowers, the castle with one turret serving as the spill…

Victorian Staffordshire group of a couple

Victorian Couple Staffordshire Group

Victorian Staffordshire group of a couple

Victorian Staffordshire full figure Toby pepper pot

Victorian Staffordshire Toby Pepper Pot

Victorian Staffordshire full figure Toby pepper pot

Staffordshire flatback figure Daniel in the Lions den, c.1860,…

"Daniel in Lion's Den" Flatback Figure

Staffordshire flatback figure Daniel in the Lions den, c.1860, 27 cm high

Staffordshire flatback figure of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn,…

King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn Flatback Figure

Staffordshire flatback figure of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, 24.5 cm high approx., as inspected

Pair of 19th century Staffordshire figures

19th Century Staffordshire Figure Pair

Pair of 19th century Staffordshire figures

18th century Staffordshire applied group figure

Staffordshire 18th Century Applied Group Figure

18th century Staffordshire applied group figure

Victorian Staffordshire figure of shepherd. private collection,…

Victorian Shepherd Figure

Victorian Staffordshire figure of shepherd. private collection, Sydney. Height 21 cm

Two Victorian large Staffordshire figures entitled Rob Roy…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures: Rob Roy and William Tell

Two Victorian large Staffordshire figures entitled Rob Roy (fault) and William Tell

Three Staffordshire miniature animal figurines, Height 6 cm…

Miniature Staffordshire Animal Trio

Three Staffordshire miniature animal figurines, Height 6 cm approx

Staffordshire group figurine of dancing couple

Dancing Staffordshire Figurine

Staffordshire group figurine of dancing couple

Early Staffordshire figure of a flower seller (firing crack)

Cracked Staffordshire Flower Seller Figure

Early Staffordshire figure of a flower seller (firing crack)

Two small Staffordshire figures: a figure with a bird and a…

Staffordshire Figures: Bird, Victorian Girl, Toga, Crinoline, Earthenware

Two small Staffordshire figures: a figure with a bird and a Victorian girl in a Crinoline, circa 1800 and after, a pearlware figure of a small figure in a toga carrying a bird under his arm, in brown and green colours with a characteristic bluish glaze;…

19th century Staffordshire type figure of Jesus Christ, approx…

Antique Staffordshire Figure of Jesus Christ

19th century Staffordshire type figure of Jesus Christ, approx 23 cm high

A Staffordshire flatback vase, young children playing, 19th…

A Staffordshire flatback vase, young children playing, 19th century

Two Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, romantic couples

Victorian Staffordshire Romantic Couple Figurines

Two Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, romantic couples

Two Staffordshire pottery figure groups, 19th century

19th Century Staffordshire Pottery Figure Groups

Two Staffordshire pottery figure groups, 19th century

A small Staffordshire Rob Roy figure. Height 12.5 cm

Staffordshire Rob Roy Figure - 12.5 cm Height

A small Staffordshire Rob Roy figure. Height 12.5 cm

Pair of Staffordshire 'cricketers' figurines

Staffordshire Cricket Figurines

Pair of Staffordshire 'cricketers' figurines

19th century Staffordshire figurine

Victorian Staffordshire Figurine

19th century Staffordshire figurine

A Staffordshire figure of 'St Peter' with bocage, circa 1830s,…

Staffordshire Figure of St. Peter with Bocage, 1830s

A Staffordshire figure of 'St Peter' with bocage, circa 1830s, the pearlware figure modelled in the round and depicting St Peter with his attributes of keys, a rooster and a book, before a flowering bocage and upon a flower encrusted base, raised upon a…

A Victorian Staffordshire figure of a huntsman, circa 1860s,…

Victorian Staffordshire Huntsman Figure

A Victorian Staffordshire figure of a huntsman, circa 1860s, the press moulded flatback figure of a huntsman with his rifle, a recumbent stag at his feet, upon an oval base and decorated in a cobalt, iron red and green palette, height 32.5 cm

A Staffordshire pottery female musician figure, later 19th…

Staffordshire Pottery Female Musician Figure

A Staffordshire pottery female musician figure, later 19th century, the standing figure of a woman with a plumed hat, orange cape, and holding a tambourine, a hunting horn suspended from her belt. Height 33.5 cm

A Staffordshire figure of Napoleon

Staffordshire Napoleon Figurine

A Staffordshire figure of Napoleon

Large Staffordshire figure of a woman, approx 32 cm high

Staffordshire Woman Figure - 32cm

Large Staffordshire figure of a woman, approx 32 cm high

Victorian Staffordshire flatback figure of romantic highland…

Highland Romance Staffordshire Figure

Victorian Staffordshire flatback figure of romantic highland couple 27 cm height

A large Victorian Staffordshire flatback, a young couple in…

Victorian Staffordshire Flatback: Young Country Couple

A large Victorian Staffordshire flatback, a young couple in country dress. 20 cm x 40 cm.

Antique Staffordshire figure of a giraffe, seated on a green…

Staffordshire Giraffe Figure on Green Base with Palm Tree

Antique Staffordshire figure of a giraffe, seated on a green oval base, in front of a fruiting palm, height 14 cm Length 10 cm Provenance: The Dr. Margaret Giles Collection.

Staffordshire figure, highland dancer, height 30 cm

Highland Dancer Staffordshire Figure

Staffordshire figure, highland dancer, height 30 cm

Staffordshire figure, clock face couple, height 32 cm

Clock-Face Staffordshire Couple Figure

Staffordshire figure, clock face couple, height 32 cm

Pair of good Staffordshire figures of musicians, under brocage.

Staffordshire Musicians Under Brocage

Pair of good Staffordshire figures of musicians, under brocage.

Two Staffordshire flatback figures 24 cm high (tallest) approx.

Staffordshire Flatback Figures - 24cm Tall Pair

Two Staffordshire flatback figures 24 cm high (tallest) approx.

Three antique Staffordshire vase & a figurine 24 cm high…

Antique Staffordshire Vases and Figurine Set

Three antique Staffordshire vase & a figurine 24 cm high (tallest) as inspected

Staffordshire group figurine of musical couple

Musical Staffordshire Couple Figurine

Staffordshire group figurine of musical couple

Staffordshire romantic figure

Staffordshire Love Statue

Staffordshire romantic figure

Staffordshire flatback couple on a bridge

Bridge Romance: Staffordshire Flatback Couple

Staffordshire flatback couple on a bridge

Large Staffordshire flatback of lovers

Staffordshire Lovers Flatback

Large Staffordshire flatback of lovers

Square base Staffordshire figure, lady with Tambourine

Staffordshire Lady with Tambourine Figure

Square base Staffordshire figure, lady with Tambourine

A Staffordshire flat back figure of the Prince of Wales, height…

Staffordshire Flat Back Figure of Prince of Wales

A Staffordshire flat back figure of the Prince of Wales, height 33 cm

A pair of male and female Staffordshire figures, 'Jobson and…

Staffordshire Jobson & Nell Figurines

A pair of male and female Staffordshire figures, 'Jobson and Nell'

Staffordshire figure groups along with a fairing, approx 20 cm…

Small Staffordshire Figure Groups and Fairings

Staffordshire figure groups along with a fairing, approx 20 cm and shorter (5)

Staffordshire flat back figure, approx 21 cm high, 15 cm wide

Staffordshire Flat Back Figure - 21 cm High

Staffordshire flat back figure, approx 21 cm high, 15 cm wide

Two Staffordshire flat back group figures, one a spill vase,…

Staffordshire Flat Back Group Figures (Pair)

Two Staffordshire flat back group figures, one a spill vase, C1860 (2) 23 & 25 cm high

Antique Staffordshire 'Mother Goose' figure standing 'Mother…

Antique Staffordshire Mother Goose Figure

Antique Staffordshire 'Mother Goose' figure standing 'Mother Goose' ceramic figure, with goose to foot, circa 1850s, height 17.5 cm

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including man and woman…

Victorian Staffordshire Couple and Seafarers Figurines

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including man and woman couple, with spill vase, height 18 cm and pair of Seafarers, height 21 cm

A Staffordshire flatback figure of a courting couple, 19th…

A Staffordshire flatback figure of a courting couple, 19th century

Staffordshire figural group

Staffordshire Figurine Group

Staffordshire figural group

Three Victorian Staffordshire figure groups

Victorian Staffordshire Trio

Three Victorian Staffordshire figure groups

Two Victorian large Staffordshire figures entitled William Tell…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures: William Tell & Scottish Highlander

Two Victorian large Staffordshire figures entitled William Tell (faults) and Scottish highlander

A Staffordshire porcelain figural candlestick, 20.5 cm high

Staffordshire Porcelain Figural Candlestick, 20.5 cm High

A Staffordshire porcelain figural candlestick, 20.5 cm high

19th century Staffordshire figure, depicting a women with milk…

Staffordshire Milkmaid Figure

19th century Staffordshire figure, depicting a women with milk pails, wearing a hat and long skirt, in tones of pink and green, height 18 cm

Three Staffordshire figures, c.1870, depicting Napoleon, a lady…

Staffordshire Figures: Napoleon, Lady, and Hat Wearer

Three Staffordshire figures, c.1870, depicting Napoleon, a lady with parrot and a figure wearing a hat, height 21 cm, 20 cm and 15 cm (3)

A Staffordshire figure of the Duke of Wellington, England, mid…

19th Century Duke of Wellington Staffordshire Figure

A Staffordshire figure of the Duke of Wellington, England, mid 19th century, height 33 cm

19th century Staffordshire pottery figure, in the form of a…

Staffordshire Child with Lamb Pottery Figure

19th century Staffordshire pottery figure, in the form of a child holding a lamb, a/f, height 12 cm

19th century Staffordshire jug, embossed with the Volunteers…

Staffordshire Jug with Volunteers Rifle Corps Embossing

19th century Staffordshire jug, embossed with the Volunteers rifle Corps, with figures and trees to the green ground, restorations to handle, 22 cm high

Antique Staffordshire figural spill vase, approx 21 cm high

Antique Staffordshire Figural Spill Vase (21cm)

Antique Staffordshire figural spill vase, approx 21 cm high

Two Staffordshire figures, approx. 19 cm high and shorter (2)

Pair of Staffordshire Figures

Two Staffordshire figures, approx. 19 cm high and shorter (2)

A pair of Staffordshire flat back figures 'The Fisherman and…

Staffordshire Fisherman and Wife Flatbacks

A pair of Staffordshire flat back figures 'The Fisherman and His Wife'. 31 cm high

A Staffordshire figure of a draped cherub surmounted above a…

Cherub and Flower Vase Figurine

A Staffordshire figure of a draped cherub surmounted above a flower encrusted vase. 14 cm high

Antique Staffordshire figural group of a gent & lady, approx 27…

Staffordshire Figurine of Gent & Lady

Antique Staffordshire figural group of a gent & lady, approx 27 cm high, 21 cm wide

Antique Staffordshire figure of a highland girl, approx 23 cm…

Highland Girl Staffordshire Antique Figure

Antique Staffordshire figure of a highland girl, approx 23 cm high

Victorian Staffordshire shepherdess figure. private collection,…

Victorian Staffordshire Shepherdess Figure

Victorian Staffordshire shepherdess figure. private collection, Sydney. Height 12 cm

Antique Staffordshire flat back figure, 18.5 cm high

Antique Staffordshire Flat Back Figure - 18.5 cm

Antique Staffordshire flat back figure, 18.5 cm high

Staffordshire flatback Couple figure standing Scottish couple,…

Scottish Staffordshire Couple Figurine - 35 cm

Staffordshire flatback Couple figure standing Scottish couple, height 35 cm.