A matched pair of large Derby mythological figures c.1765

A matched pair of large Derby mythological figures c.1765, one of Europa and the Bull, she seated on the back of Zeus in bovine form and garlanding him with flowers, the other of Leda and the Swan, she embracing the same god in different form, each raised on rococo scrolled bases, some restoration to the maidens' green robes behind, 31cm. (2)

Provenance: from a private collection in Surrey.