General James Wolfe figurine

A figure in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and partly gilded, of General Wolfe (1727-1759) in full dress uniform (note wrong colours - see comment below), standing beside a tree stump on a rococo-scrolled base, three-quarters profile to left, his right arm extended as if directing operations. He has a musket slung across his shoulder and a crêpe band on his left arm. At his feet are cannon, cannon-balls, grenades, a spontoon, a standard, and sprays of laurel and a map inscribed Beck' for Quebec. Made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, c.1760. 'T°' [impressed] (The mark of the 'repairer', traditionally identified as 'Tebo' but possibly John Toulouse or another).

The blue uniform coat with red facings is inaccurate. In his portraits, Wolfe wears the uniform of an Officer of the 20th Regiment of Foot namely a dress coat of scarlet with green facings and a yellow laced waistcoat. Widely lauded as a patriotic hero for his victory over French forces, Wolfe was posthumously commemorated in prints, medals, and porcelain figures such as this one would have been sold as an expensive and fashionable 'souvenir',