English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 495
A white-glazed Bow Commedia dell'Arte figure of Isabella c.1752-55
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £950
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Description
A white-glazed Bow Commedia dell'Arte figure of Isabella c.1752-55, standing in a theatrical pose with her right hip extended and back arched, her right hand holding the edge of her cloak, raised on a low pad base, her left hand lacking, 15.7cm.
While a number of Italian Comedy figures produced at Bow were copied from Meissen's Weissenfels series modelled by Kändler and Reinicke, this figure of Isabella appears to be unique to the Bow factory.