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1. J’étais une jolie petite mule bien sage à robe rouge, élevée en liberté dans les prairies de l’Amérique du Sud.
2. Pour mon Malheur, je fus vendue aux Anglais pour server au Transvaal; mon acquéreur ne me plait guère.
3. On me transporte dans un mauvais bateau, où j’ai été sffreusement malade, j’ai juré que les Anglais me le paieraient cher.
4. Premiers effets de notre mauvaise humeur.
5. Les Boërs sont de braves fermiers venus d’Europe et installés au Transvaal, tout jeunes, ils s’aguerrissent à la chasse.
6. Aussi, la guerre les trouve prêts; ils rejoignent à cheval leurs Commandos.
7. A l’affût de l’Anglais! …
8. Le Colonel de Villebois-Mareuil est venu mettre son epée et sa science au service des Boërs. Une vaillante légion la choisi Chef.
9. Trois héros boërs: Les Généraux Botha, de Wet, Delarey.
10. De Wet lance des troupeaux de boefs à travers la ligne des blockhaus. Cela nous servit d’exemple …
11. Aussi, à la première affaire sérieuse, nous avons filé come des lapins …
12. Le Général Méthuen lui-même est blessé et pris, mais les Boërs généreux le remittent en liberté.


Made at the Longwy enamel factory, Meurthe et Moselle, France.










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Base with maker's mark: "HADLEY'S / WORCESTER / ENGLAND / JH&S" (used between 1896 & 1902). Reverse signed "Hadley". 206mm high.
In 1902 Royal Worcester took Hadley's to court over the use of the word "Worcester" on their wares. The ruling was in Royal Worcester's favour, so the above mark was changed that year.
In July 1902 the court ruled that Locke and hence Hadley ‘be perpetually restrained from selling…any goods made of china or porcelain…in connection with the word ‘Worcester’ without clearly distinguishing such goods from the goods of the plaintiffs’ Hadley agreed with Royal Worcester to use a new mark with a ribbon enclosing the words ‘Worcester, England’ (Royal Worcester Museum).

After James Hadley's death in 1903, Royal Worcester bought the Hadley factory (in June 1905), and continued the production of his designs. Any examples of this figure with Royal Worcester marks would therefore have been made after 1905.

This figure was produced in various finishes/colours.











These figures of Kruger and Chamberlain were sold as pairs, each set coming with a fitted porcelain base, into which the two models slotted. I have only seen two pairs in 40 years, neither of which had the base. Pieter Oosthuizen's pair was sold at the Spink Centenary auction in 1999 (split into lots 23 & 32; sold for £680).
The finish of these two Hadley pieces is remarkably similar to that used by Royal Worcester on their figurines. Perhaps this had some bearing on the decision the latter made to take the former to court.


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