Old Painted Hen

Old white painted hen ornament with worn black feather details, displayed on stacked antique fabric-covered boxes.
Side view of old painted hen showing timeworn white surface, faded decoration and areas of paint loss.
Close-up of the hen's head with worn dark painted beak and softly faded feather markings.
Detail of the tall white tail and remaining hand-painted black wing feathers
Front view of old painted hen showing rounded body and faded feather decoration across the breast.
Close-up of the worn white painted surface and simple curved feather markings on the hen.
Detail of the hen's tail showing faded white surface and black painted wing lines.
Underside of hollow old painted hen showing open base and age-related surface wear.
Old white painted hen ornament with worn black feather details, displayed on stacked antique fabric-covered boxes.
Side view of old painted hen showing timeworn white surface, faded decoration and areas of paint loss.
Close-up of the hen's head with worn dark painted beak and softly faded feather markings.
Detail of the tall white tail and remaining hand-painted black wing feathers
Front view of old painted hen showing rounded body and faded feather decoration across the breast.
Close-up of the worn white painted surface and simple curved feather markings on the hen.
Detail of the hen's tail showing faded white surface and black painted wing lines.
Underside of hollow old painted hen showing open base and age-related surface wear.

Old Painted Hen

£40.00

A wonderfully simple old ceramic hen, with a softly worn white-painted surface and just a few hand-painted details remaining.

She has a beautifully primitive shape, with a rounded body, tall tail and wonderfully characterful head. The original dark painted markings are still visible around the beak, head, breast and wing, although much of the decoration has faded and worn away over time.

The surface is really what makes her. There are knocks, scuffs, marks, areas of paint loss and general wear throughout, giving her the slightly battered, timeworn appearance I love. The underside is hollow.

I haven't attempted to restore or repaint her and she will be sent exactly as found.

A lovely piece of old folk-style decoration, perfect sitting amongst antique textiles, old kitchenalia or a collection of wonderfully imperfect objects.

Measurements: approximately 17 cm long × 12 cm high × 8 cm wide.

Condition: Plenty of age and wear, including rubbed and missing paint, marks, scuffs and surface imperfections throughout. Please study the photographs carefully as these form part of the description.

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