Lot Essay
For a pair of similarly modelled ormolu-mounted candelabra figures, sale, Christie's London, October 16, 1990, lot 12
Details
A DUC DE VILLEROY PAGODA FIGURE
CIRCA 1740, INCISED DV
Modelled seated on a green mound, in flowered robes, his left leg bent at the knee and holding a blue bag over his right shoulder--3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
CIRCA 1740, INCISED DV
Modelled seated on a green mound, in flowered robes, his left leg bent at the knee and holding a blue bag over his right shoulder--3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
Literature
Ruth Berges, "Mennecy Porcelains for the Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection", American Connoisseur, April 1969, pl. 16