English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017
Lot 388
A Rockingham porcelain theatrical figure c.1826-30
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £550
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Description
A Rockingham porcelain theatrical figure c.1826-30, of John Liston in his role as Lubin Log, carrying a green umbrella and white hatbox, his left hand outstretched to deposit a coin, well wrapped up against the cold, raised on a flat oval base with gilt edge, incised No 11, a small amount of good restoration, 17.5cm.
Provenance: from a private collection. Purchased from Bryan Bowden, Doncaster, in 1988.
Liston first played the character of Lubin Log in James Kenney's Love, Law and Physic at the Covent Garden Theatre in 1812. This figure is copied directly from a contemporary engraving of Liston in the role.