Fine Staffordshire figure of Simon circa 1815

A fine example of the Staffordshire figure of Simon or Cymon as a sad young man standing beside a tree trunk.
With arms folded and wearing a hat, orange waistcoat and brown breeches.
Circa 1815

Possibly some good restoration on his trousers but cant be sure.

22.5 cm high

Cymon is the hero of The Decameron, set in Cyprus and written in about 1350 by Giovanni Boccaccio.

Cymon was deemed an idiot by his aristocratic father and was sent to live and work with his father’s slaves in the countryside. He became increasingly coarse living in this environment, but while out one day he came upon the highborn Iphigenia sleeping in the woods. He was so inspired and smitten by her beauty that his noble bearing resurfaced and changed him from a badly mannered lout to a learned man…

Such is the transforming power of beauty !