European Ceramics and Glass - 4th June 2008

Lot 513

Theatrical interest: a pair of Bow white-glazed models of actors in Turkish dress

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2200

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Description

Theatrical interest: a pair of Bow white-glazed models of actors in Turkish dress, the man possibly David Garrick, holding a yatagan with one hand resting on his hip, the woman dressed in a long fur-lined cloak, c.1752, restoration, 20.8cm max. (2) Cf. Raymond C. Yarbrough, Bow Porcelain and the London Theatre, p.38.