A Derby dry-edge allegorical figure of Smell

A Derby dry-edge allegorical figure of Smell, personified as a young dandy, seated on a rocky stump and taking a pinch of snuff from a small box held in his left hand, spurious incised DV mark, c.1755, later enamelled, minor losses, 16cm. Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, p.49 for this figure illustrated. Exhibition label for the NCS at Temple Newsam House, 1974. Paper label for the Peter Bradshaw Collection.