British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025
Lot 539
A rare pair of Derby dry-edge figures of sheep and goats, c.1750-52, modelled by Andrew Planché, one
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
A rare pair of Derby dry-edge figures of sheep and goats, c.1750-52, modelled by Andrew Planché, one group of a lamb resting between the legs of a ewe, the other of a nanny goat suckling a kid, each group left in the white and raised on a rocky base, some good restoration, 10.5cm high. (2)
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 13 October 1970, lot 213. With Winifred Williams, Antiques, London, 1970.
Cf. Fitzwilliam Museum, No. C.34-1992, for a ewe and lamb group from the Stratham Collection.