English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 443
A rare Derby dry-edge figure of Sight c.1752-55
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A rare Derby dry-edge figure of Sight c.1752-55, probably modelled by Agostino Carlini and left in the white, modelled as a man seated cross-legged, informally dressed in a night cap, slippers and loosely fitting coat, damages and loses, 17.3cm.
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, A Beggar, a Snuff-Taker and a Lady, ECC Transactions, Vol. 12, Pt. I, where he discusses the possible influence of Meissen on this set of the Senses.