Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 558

A good pair of French bisque porcelain figures...

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2500

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Description

A good pair of French bisque porcelain figures of Madame de Pompadour as a sphinx late 18th century, recumbent with paws outstretched and head slightly turned, with polished face and décolletage, raised on porcelain bases painted to emulate porphyry, 17.8cm. (2)

Provenance: from a private collection of Egyptomania.