No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA…
Read more
A Bow figure of Matrimony
Details
A Bow figure of Matrimony
modelled a woman, wearing a hat and flower sprigged dress, the bodice dressed with blue ribbons, standing holding a bird cage under her right arm, a sheep recumbent at her feet, beside a rocky fountain, on a scroll-moulded base, impressed T.., circa 1753 (some restoration and minor damages) -- 25.5cm. high See illustration
Special notice
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.
Lot Essay
Cf. Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain (1982), p. 129, pl. 201.