Lot 545
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A VENETIAN ROCOCO PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED FIGURE OF A BLACKAMOOR

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A VENETIAN ROCOCO PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED FIGURE OF A BLACKAMOOR
First half 18th Century
The figure wearing a plumed turban and traditional costume and holding a scallop shell, standing on a rectangular base centering a grotesque mask, on a stepped plinth, feathers possibly associated
62½ (159cm) high, 19in. (48.5cm) wide, 23in. (58.5cm) deep
Provenance
Violet Trefusis
Further details
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Lot Essay

Violet Trefusis was a member of the legendary Bloomsbury group of artists and writers during the 1930's. The daughter of Mrs. Keppel, mistress of Edward VI, she later achieved fame as the lover of Vita Sackville-West.