Lot 362

FIVE DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES (5)

Circa 1765
Comprising; an Italian farmer, a Ranelagh dancer, a piping shepherd, a woman standing next to a basket and a girl playing a mandolin, 17.5cm to 27cm high

Estimate: £150 - £250
Hammer price: £170
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Some restoration and chips throughout

Piping shepherd- amateur restoration to include his hat, pipe, both hands, the dog's right ear, flowers and leaves

Italian farmer- amateur restoration to include restored/replacement leaves and flowers, part of right shoe and shoe buckles, plume in hat, cockerel's right wing, loop section of the base. Some overall losses

Ranelagh dancer- restoration to include hat and plumes, through neck, to right arm and hand, to left hand and letter, to branch on left of the figure, along edge of cape and to the base. Some losses

Woman and basket- amateur restoration  including her right arm and hand, left hand, top corner of basket lid. Some overall losses

Girl and mandolin- restoration to head, neck and chest. Restoration to fingers on left hand and to the mandolin. Restored through top of base and through her ankles.


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