Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014
Lot 291
A Chelsea figure of a Levantine lady c.1755
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £550
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Description
A Chelsea figure of a Levantine lady c.1755, modelled by Joseph Willems after Meissen, lifting her headdress away from her face with her right hand, her left holding the edge of her coat, wearing yellow harem pants and a red sash, red anchor mark, 15.3cm.
Cf. John C Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg, p.130 for a similar example.