Lot Essay
Cf. G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys (1925), pl. 54, fig. 1 and also Sotheby's, sale of The Blohm Collection, 4 July 1960, lot 42.
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CIRCA 1750, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ST. JAMES'S FACTORY OF CHARLES GOUYN
Details
A 'Girl in a Swing' gilt-metal-mounted bodkin-case
Circa 1750, attributed to the St. James's factory of Charles Gouyn
Naturalistically modelled as an asparagus spear and coloured in shades of green and pink, made in two sections with gilt-metal mounts at the join, the foot of the case painted with a spray of three pink flowers
5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) long
Circa 1750, attributed to the St. James's factory of Charles Gouyn
Naturalistically modelled as an asparagus spear and coloured in shades of green and pink, made in two sections with gilt-metal mounts at the join, the foot of the case painted with a spray of three pink flowers
5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby's, 16 July 1982, lot 15.
Special notice
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