English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017
Lot 393
Two English porcelain theatrical figures c.1765 and c.1836
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £320
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Description
Two English porcelain theatrical figures c.1765 and c.1836, the earlier a Derby figure of a child dressed as Harlequin, wearing a chequered costume and standing before flowering bocage, the other a Lloyds of Shelton figure of Thomas Dartmouth 'Daddy' Rice in his guise of Jim Crow, minor damages, 12.3cm max. (2)
Provenance: from a private collection. The Harlequin purchased from Stockspring Antiques in 1987, the figure of Jim Crow from Oliver-Sutton Antiques in 1985.