Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014
Lot 313
A pair of Derby candlestick groups of Matrimony and Liberty c.1770
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400
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Description
A pair of Derby candlestick groups of Matrimony and Liberty c.1770, of a shepherd and shepherdess seated before elaborate flowering bocage, she with a sheep and a caged bird, he with a dog and a goldfinch perched on his right hand, raised on pierced scrolled bases, some damages, 29cm. (2)
Cf. Frank Stoner, Chelsea, Bow and Derby Porcelain Figures, pl. 62 for a similar pair.