English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017

Lot 567

A rare pair of Longton Hall figures of a nun and her novice c.1755

Estimate £850 - £1,000 | Hammer £950

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Description

A rare pair of Longton Hall figures of a nun and her novice c.1755, each seated and reading from a large book, the nun's titled 'Of Absolution', the novice's 'Of Purgatory', their black habits lined in pale pink, a little good restoration, 12.5cm. (2)

Cf. Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, fig. 57A.