English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 493
A Staffordshire porcelain figure of Venus late 18th century
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £200
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Description
A Staffordshire porcelain figure of Venus late 18th century, standing and resting one hand on the tail of a dolphin, Cupid clutching her robes at her right side, standing on a rocky outcrop and raised on a square base, her right arm restored, 20.5cm.
This figure, more commonly known in pearlware and Pratt ware, is one of a handful of examples of pottery figures produced in porcelain. For a similar coloured example from the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum see William King, English Porcelain Figures of the 18th Century, fig.72.