Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21 Feb 2023
A Capodimonte figure group of pilgrims (I...
A Capodimonte figure group of pilgrims (I Pellegrini), c.1750, modelled by Giuseppe Gricci, a woman holding the hand of her companion and resting on his shoulder, each figure wearing a short cape with scallop shell embellishments, decorated in a muted colour palette, minor restoration, 21.5cm.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 1982.60.291 for an example from the Jack and Belle Linsky Collection.