A rare Derby 'Pale Family' figure group of...

A rare Derby 'Pale Family' figure group of Isabella with a Gallant and Jester, c.1756-59, after a Meissen group of The Hypochondriac by J J Kändler, the young lovers canoodling beneath a fruit tree, attended by a subservient Harlequin proffering chocolate cups on a small tray, a small dog on the lady's lap, a little restoration, 27.5cm.

Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, p 190, for the original group, which includes a fourth figure behind the couple.

Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.