Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 620

A Capodimonte figure group of pilgrims (I...

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A Capodimonte figure group of pilgrims (I Pellegrini), c.1750, modelled by Giuseppe Gricci, a woman holding the hand of her companion and resting on his shoulder, each figure wearing a short cape with scallop shell embellishments, decorated in a muted colour palette, minor restoration, 21.5cm.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 1982.60.291 for an example from the Jack and Belle Linsky Collection.