Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023
Lot 557
A rare Derby figural candlestick
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £280
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Description
A rare Derby figural candlestick, late 18th century, modelled as a sphinx seated on its haunches and facing forward, raised on a rectangular base with moulded Greek key decoration, incised N224, the candle sconce lacking, 16cm.
Provenance: from a private collection of Egyptomania.
Model numbers 223-225 are listed by Bradshaw as previously being unidentified.