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Lot Essay
Cf. John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain (1980), p. 83, no. 76.
Details
A Derby figure of Milton
Circa 1765
Typically modelled resting on a stack of books on a plinth moulded with a frieze of characters from Paradise Lost, his cape enriched in yellow and puce, his breeches in iron-red, on a scroll moulded base (some minor damages to extremities)
11½in. (29.5cm.) high
Circa 1765
Typically modelled resting on a stack of books on a plinth moulded with a frieze of characters from Paradise Lost, his cape enriched in yellow and puce, his breeches in iron-red, on a scroll moulded base (some minor damages to extremities)
11½in. (29.5cm.) high
Special notice
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