Lot 88
88
A BOW WHITE FIGURE OF A SALTBOX PLAYER
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A BOW WHITE FIGURE OF A SALTBOX PLAYER

CIRCA 1755

Details
A BOW WHITE FIGURE OF A SALTBOX PLAYER
CIRCA 1755
Modelled as a gentleman seated on rockwork, with a saltbox resting on his left knee, playing with his right hand, wearing a shirt with frilled collar, buttoned jacket, breeches and a hat with a feather at the brim (right hand, stick, upper part of saltbox, section of hat brim and feather restored, small chips to edge of jacket, bows on each shoe and to bow on one knee)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
Provenance
With Brian Haughton, London.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

For a coloured version of this model see Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, London, 1992, p. 146, pl. 146. Another example, as Harlequin, his breeches painted with playing cards, was sold by Christie's New York on 21 May 1997, lot 13.

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