English and European Ceramics and Glass - 6th March 2012

Lot 355

A very rare pair of Bow monkey sweetmeat dishes c.1758

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £8200

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Description

A very rare pair of Bow monkey sweetmeat dishes c.1758, modelled after Meissen with each hirsute figure seated beside a rococo scrolled dish painted with flowers, some damages, 14cm. (2) Cf. Geoffrey Freeman and Anton Gabszewicz, Bow Porcelain, p.152, no. 254 for a similar pair.