A pair of early Bow biscuit porcelain figures...

A pair of early Bow biscuit porcelain figures of a huntsman and his companion, c.1752-53, he seated and reclining against a low stump, his companion leaning one elbow on a low fountain with a small dog at her feet, his gun partially lacking, some restoration to the companion, 13cm. (2)

Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.

Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, p.74. Biscuit models are rare in English porcelain of this period, as the fashion was towards more colourful, glazed pieces.