A rare matched pair of white-glazed Bow figures of street musicians c.1752

A rare matched pair of white-glazed Bow figures of street musicians c.1752, he standing and playing the hurdy-gurdy, wearing a tricorn hat, his companion modelled as a Flemish woman with a baby, wearing traditional peasant dress, the infant slung around her neck in a small crib, all raised on low chamfered square bases, some restoration to his hat, 15.3cm max. (2)

Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, p.72, pl.31 and pl.32.

Provenance: the Davies Collection.