Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018

Lot 252

A Derby figure of Andromache weeping over the ashes of Hector c.1775-80

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £160

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Description

A Derby figure of Andromache weeping over the ashes of Hector c.1775-80, after the painting by Angelica Kauffman, the widow leaning on a funerary urn with her head leant wearily on one hand, raised on a chamfered rectangular base moulded with a key fret band, incised No 100 to the base, and with '2 si', 23.7cm.