Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 15th September 2015

Lot 83

A large Italian faience figure group of Bacchus and Ariadne c.1800

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1700

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Description

A large Italian faience figure group of Bacchus and Ariadne c.1800, attributed to Ferniani, Faenza, the couple seated on a rocky stump, Bacchus holding a glass aloft, Ariadne with one hand resting on the top of a ewer, 30.5cm.

Provenance: The Property of the late Anthony Hobson, The Glebe House, Whitsbury, Hampshire.