Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 702

A matched pair of Derby figures of Shakespeare...

Estimate £250 - £350

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Description

A matched pair of Derby figures of Shakespeare and Milton, c.1770-80, each well modelled and leaning on a pile of books resting upon a pillar, Shakespeare indicating a scroll with lines from The Tempest, Shakespeare slumped in the firing, 27.5cm. (2)

Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.