A DERBY PASTILLE BURNER MODELLED AS A DOVECOTE
A DERBY PASTILLE BURNER MODELLED AS A DOVECOTE

CIRCA 1765

Details
A DERBY PASTILLE BURNER MODELLED AS A DOVECOTE
Circa 1765
Modelled with doves roosting in a baluter-form tower raised on rockwork and with stairs leading to the front door, encrusted flowering vines issuing from tree stumps at each side and trailing around the tower, a hound pursuing four quail around the base
11.5/8 in. (29.5cm.) high
Provenance
With D.M. & P. Manheim, New York