A 'Girl in a Swing' gilt-metal-mounted bodkin-case
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A 'Girl in a Swing' gilt-metal-mounted bodkin-case

CIRCA 1750, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ST. JAMES'S FACTORY OF CHARLES GOUYN

细节
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
来源
Anon., sale Sotheby's, 16 July 1982, lot 15.
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

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.