Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 206

A rare Samuel Gilbody (Liverpool) figure of Summer c.1756-60

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000

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Description

A rare Samuel Gilbody (Liverpool) figure of Summer c.1756-60, a large sheaf of corn resting against his left hip and coloured a bright, distinctive yellow, wearing a corn diadem and with scattered ears around his feet, some restoration to his right arm, 11.2cm.

Provenance: from a private collection in Surrey.