English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009

Lot 140

An unusual Bow sweetmeat figure of Africa

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250

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Description

An unusual Bow sweetmeat figure of Africa, personified as a female blackamoor kneeling, holding a basket on her head, raised on a rococo base picked out in puce, c.1760-65, some restoration, 16.3cm.