A BOW WHITE FIGURE OF KITTY CLIVE in the role of The Fine Lady from Garrick's farce Lethe, standing holding out her voluminous crinoline skirt in her left hand and with a spaniel tucked under her right arm, wearing a mob-cap, laced bodice and her jacket edged with flowers, on a shaped square base (chips to edge of cap and to edge of bodice, slight chipping to edges of frills to sleeves, little finger of left hand lacking), circa 1750

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A BOW WHITE FIGURE OF KITTY CLIVE in the role of The Fine Lady from Garrick's farce Lethe, standing holding out her voluminous crinoline skirt in her left hand and with a spaniel tucked under her right arm, wearing a mob-cap, laced bodice and her jacket edged with flowers, on a shaped square base (chips to edge of cap and to edge of bodice, slight chipping to edges of frills to sleeves, little finger of left hand lacking), circa 1750
27cm. high

Lot Essay

The model is taken from an engraving by Charles Mosley published in 1750, based on a drawing by Worlidge. Examples, together with the companion figure of Henry Woodward, were sold in these Rooms on 30 May 1990, lot 385 (Rous Lench Collection) and Christie's sale on the premises, Southwick House, 18 October 1988, lot 397 (Mrs. E.S. Borthwick-Norton Collection). See also Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, p. 122, pl. 186

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