CIRCA 1772-74, HE INCISED TO FOR THE REPAIRER TEBO

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A MATCHED PAIR OF BRISTOL FIGURES OF A GOATHERD AND A MILKMAID
CIRCA 1772-74, HE INCISED TO FOR THE REPAIRER TEBO
Each modeled standing, he leaning against a fence, a goat under one arm, she resting against three stairs and holding a milk pail
10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) high, the goatherd

Provenance

Acquired from Stuart and Turner, London, November 1956.

Literature

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 74, no. 55.

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Lot Essay

For another pair of these rare models, the male figure also incised TO, see F.S. Mackenna, Champion's Bristol Porcelain, Leigh-on-Sea, 1947, fig. 104. Tebo is recorded working at the Bristol factory from 1772-74.

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