A DERBY FIGURE OF A NEGRESS

CIRCA 1765, PATCH MARKS

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A DERBY FIGURE OF A NEGRESS
Circa 1765, patch marks
Adapted from a Meissen model, wearing a turban, a dagger tucked into the sash of her flowered robe, on pierced rocaille-moulded base enriched in gilt and turquoise and applied with small flowers
11.5/8in. (30cm.) high

Lot Essay

The companion to the present model is the Abyssinian Archer, posed holding a bunch of arrows in his raised right hand. Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848, London, 1990 for the pair in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum and for a discussion of the models which are also know as Turks with fair skin.