Pair 19thc. Religious Staffordshire figures titled Moody & Sankey.
MOODY: - American Evangelist, born Northfield, Mass. 1837-1899. A shopkeeper in Boston, he moved to Chicago in 1856 and became engaged in missionary work.  In 1870 he joined Ira David Sankey on a trip to England as evangelists.  In 1873 and 1883 Moody and Sankey sang together, subsdequently they worked together in America.  
IRA DAVID SANKEY: 1840-1908 - Born in Edinburgh, Penn. American Evangelist joined Moody in 1870.
Height: 12"
Date: circa 1873
Condition: nibble on base of both figures, (see photograph) glazing hairline on Sankey on neck. wear to paint on their hair on reverse.  They are a very nice pair.