Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 191
A matched pair of large Derby mythological figures c.1765
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A matched pair of large Derby mythological figures c.1765, one of Europa and the Bull, she seated on the back of Zeus in bovine form and garlanding him with flowers, the other of Leda and the Swan, she embracing the same god in different form, each raised on rococo scrolled bases, some restoration to the maidens' green robes behind, 31cm. (2)
Provenance: from a private collection in Surrey.