Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21 Feb 2023
A Chelsea figure group of Venus and Mercury
A Chelsea figure group of Venus and Mercury, c.1760-65, the goddess seated before flowering bocage, Mercury standing over her wearing his winged hat, raised on a scrolled base with turquoise and gilt detailing, applied with further flowers and leaves, gold anchor marks, some restorations, 24.5cm.
Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.