Arts and Crafts - 24th August 2021
Lot 15
'Theseus' a Minton Parian Ware figure probably modelled by A Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £750
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Description
'Theseus' a Minton Parian Ware figure probably modelled by A Carrier-Belleuse, modelled riding a rearing horse, incised Ermine mark, stress hairlines to base, 41.5cm. high
Provenance
Peter Myers & David Coachworth Collection.
Literature
Paul Atterbury (editor) The Parian Phenomenon, A Survey of Victorian Parian Porcelain Statuary & Busts, Richard Dennis Publications, page 71 figure 103 for this model illustrated.
Catalogue notes
This figure is the companion to the Amazon figure and was shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was probably modelled by Carrier-Belleuse after an alabaster by Benjamin Cheverton copied from the Elgin collection in the British Museum.