English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017

Lot 575

A Longton Hall figure of Ceres c.1755

Estimate £600 - £800

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Description

A Longton Hall figure of Ceres c.1755, emblematic of Summer, standing with a putto, holding a sheaf of corn and a sickle, wearing a corn ear diadem and scantily clad in a purple-edged robe, raised on a scrolled base with puce and green highlights, some good restoration, 16.3cm.