English and European Ceramics and Glass - 8th March 2011

Lot 142

A Minton Parian bust of the Duchess of Sutherland c.1869

Estimate £250 - £350

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Description

A Minton Parian bust of the Duchess of Sutherland c.1869, modelled by Matthew Noble, impressed marks, and a Minton biscuit porcelain model of the Duke of Wellington, leaning on a plinth and pulling his cloak around his shoulders, a chip to one finger, 28cm max. (2) Cf. Richard Dennis, The Parian Phenomenon, p.129 and p.95. The Duke of Wellington figure with a paper label for Cecil Woodham-Smith CBE.