English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1604
A rare Bow duck tureen base c.1755-58
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A rare Bow duck tureen base c.1755-58, naturalistically modelled as a mallard duck with head turned to dexter, the plumage finely painted, 11.6cm across.
Cf. Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, no 264 for a similar tureen with cover. The form derives from George Edwards, Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-47), Vol III, pl 157.