Circa 1745-50
Modelled by J.J.Kaendler, as a young woman seated playing the lute, a gallant standing beside holding a flower posy in each hand, a recumbent lamb on the flower encrusted base, 13.75cm high, with later gilt-metal stand with porcelain flowers, overall height 27.5cm (2)
Estimate: | £800 - £1,200 |
Hammer price: | £1,600 |
Chip to the man's black bow in his hair. Restoration to fingers of right hand. Small chip to her puce bow on bonnet. Some restoration to branch of tree an to the leaves, Small restoration to the tips of her fingers of right hand. Some restoration and chips to applied flowers and leaves around the base. Some small losses to the flowers on the gilt-metal stand
Provenance: The Late Lady Williams of Elvel (1929-2023)
See Bellmans website article for further details