Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 80
Two Minton Parian figures of Classical maidens date codes for 1865 and 1883
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £400
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Description
Two Minton Parian figures of Classical maidens date codes for 1865 and 1883, one of Pandora, modelled by A. Carrier-Belleuse, wearing a patterned robe around her lower half and holding a small box, the other of an Abyssinian Slave, modelled by John Bell, her wrists manacled, wearing a short fringed robe, impressed marks, 45.5cm max. (2)
Provenance: the Raymond Sims Collection.