Lot Essay
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, 18th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795, London, 1981, plate 48; also Frank Stoner, Chelsea, Derby and Bow Porcelain Figures, Newport, 1955, plate 17
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CIRCA 1760, IRON-RED ANCHOR MARK TO THE BACK
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A CHELSEA FIGURE OF A SHEPHERD PLAYING A PIPE
Circa 1760, iron-red anchor mark to the back
Wearing a yellow hat, green jacket and iron-red 'brocade' breeches, leaning in contra posto against a flower-encrusted tree stump and playing a pipe, his dog recumbent at his feet
6in. (17.1cm.) high
Circa 1760, iron-red anchor mark to the back
Wearing a yellow hat, green jacket and iron-red 'brocade' breeches, leaning in contra posto against a flower-encrusted tree stump and playing a pipe, his dog recumbent at his feet
6in. (17.1cm.) high