English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009
Lot 74
A pair of Derby figures of a sailor and his companion
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £480
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Description
A pair of Derby figures of a sailor and his companion, he dressed in stripy knickerbockers and holding strange currencies in his outstretched palm, she beckoning him with a crooked finger, c.1765-70, restoration, 22.5cm. (2)
These figures possibly represent Henry Woodward and Nancy Dawson as Sweet William and Black-eyed Susan from Gray's ballad of 1720.
