Lot Essay
The present hollow figure is related to a larger group of a bearded man astride a hippocamp and holding a dolphin in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
AVEN, CIRCA 1600
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A FRENCH POTTERY FIGURE OF A NEREID
Aven, circa 1600
Modelled with her hand on her right hip and blowing a conch shell, her nipples and pubis pierced, splashed in ochre, blue and manganese glazes
7in. (18.4cm.) high
Aven, circa 1600
Modelled with her hand on her right hip and blowing a conch shell, her nipples and pubis pierced, splashed in ochre, blue and manganese glazes
7in. (18.4cm.) high