Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 24th February 2015
Lot 192
A large and rare Bow white-glazed model of a lion c.1750-52
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A large and rare Bow white-glazed model of a lion c.1750-52, with head turned and resting his right forepaw on a tree stump, the tip of his tail curled over his right rear leg, his face finely modelled with an anthropomorphic frown, a small chip to one toe, 23cm long.
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, pl.55 for a similar example which featured in the Brian Haughton Gallery's exhibition, Nature's Triumph; Botanical Themes on Porcelain, item 1.