English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016

Lot 350

A pair of Derby bough pots c.1795

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £275

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Description

A pair of Derby bough pots c.1795, the D shapes painted with en grisaille panels of Virgins awakening Cupid, and of nymphs mocking Cupid tied to a tree, after Angelica Kauffmann, between gilt cornucopia issuing cornflowers and other blooms, with red rams head handles, and a smaller English porcelain bough pot painted with a figure beneath Classical ruins, the covers lacking, 24.8cm max. (3)