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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL AND SHARON PHILLIPS
(LOTS 20-50)
A DERBY (WILLIAM DUESBURY & CO.) BISCUIT GROUP OF 'THE ANTIQUE SEASONS'
CIRCA 1775, INCISED CROWN, CROSSED BATONS AND D MARK AND NO 248
Details
A DERBY (WILLIAM DUESBURY & CO.) BISCUIT GROUP OF 'THE ANTIQUE SEASONS'
Circa 1775, incised crown, crossed batons and D mark and No 248
Modeled in the round, the figures standing on rockwork surrounding a leafy tree, the rocks applied with flowers and leaves, Winter as a Vulcan wraped in a drape, a brazier at his feet, Spring as Flora holding a garland of roses, Summer as Ceres holding a sheaf of wheat, Autumn as Bacchus holding a goblet and grapes
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
Circa 1775, incised crown, crossed batons and D mark and N
Modeled in the round, the figures standing on rockwork surrounding a leafy tree, the rocks applied with flowers and leaves, Winter as a Vulcan wraped in a drape, a brazier at his feet, Spring as Flora holding a garland of roses, Summer as Ceres holding a sheaf of wheat, Autumn as Bacchus holding a goblet and grapes
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 12 December 1972, lot 298.
Literature
Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848, London, 1990. pp. 233-234, no. 248, example C.