Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28 Feb 2017
A previously unrecorded white-glazed Bow figure group c.1758-60
A previously unrecorded white-glazed Bow figure group c.1758-60, emblematic of the changing year, embodied by five putti standing on a rocky base, four representing the seasons of Spring through to Winter with varying attributes, the central figure holding a basket containing the fruits of the year, and a staff in his right hand, all raised on an unusual pierced rocky base with a recumbent goat and lamb among applied flowers, shells and coral, the base with an impressed T mark, possibly relating to John Toulouse, some restoration, 19.8cm high.
Provenance: from a deceased estate on the Channel Islands.