Here are an attractive and jovial pair of pottery figures made in Staffordshire toward the beginning of the 19th century. The form of these characters was based on Derby porcelain figures of around 1760—which in turn were based on Meissen figures. The story is this: a tailor made the same clothes for himself and his wife as he did for the local duke. The duke discovered this and made them ride goats while the other villagers laughed at them. These figures are usually not marked, but this tailor has a capital S underneath. I’ve seen this mark before but I don’t know which factory it refers to. They display well. The tailor has been reglued from numerous pieces—without much loss, fortunately. The wife has very minor repairs. They both look great. The price reflects the damage. They are three and one-half inches long at the base and about five and one-half inches tall.