Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 679

A Bow figure of Charity

Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £900

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Description

A Bow figure of Charity, c.1752-55, by the Muses modeller, modelled as a Classical maiden wearing a flowered dress and holding an infant in her left arm, a larger putto kneeling beside her with hands raised in supplication, some restoration, 28.8cm.

Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection. Formerly the Yarborough Collection.

Exhibited: Albert Amor, 1999.