Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014

Lot 302

Two Derby models of woodpeckers c.1760

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £500

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Description

Two Derby models of woodpeckers c.1760, each with head turned and burying its beak into an adjacent branch, the plumage picked out in green and red, 12cm. (2)

Cf. The Irwin Untermeyer Collection, pl.110 for the same model in different colouring.