Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018

Lot 299

A rare Bow figure of a fish seller c.1758-62

Estimate £550 - £850

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Description

A rare Bow figure of a fish seller c.1758-62, modelled as a young girl supporting two large fish in the folds of her apron, a bucket of further fish at her feet, the square base applied with seashells and seaweed, some good restoration, 15.5cm.

Cf. Bonhams, London, 23rd April 2008, lot 91 for a similar example. Also Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, p.136 for another example with her companion figure.