Lot Essay
Cf. John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain (1980), p. 48, no. 25.
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CIRCA 1758, THE SCONCE SLIGHTLY LATER
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A Derby candlestick group of harvesters
Circa 1758, the sconce slightly later
Modelled as a rustic couple, he wears a pink coat and flowered breeches, seated with a sheaf of corn on his lap, she wears a green bodice and pink drape with a flowered skirt, modelled standing by a scroll-moulded trunk stem on a rococo scroll base, with a tole stem and a replacement Bow sconce (some minor chips)
10¼in. (26cm.) high
Circa 1758, the sconce slightly later
Modelled as a rustic couple, he wears a pink coat and flowered breeches, seated with a sheaf of corn on his lap, she wears a green bodice and pink drape with a flowered skirt, modelled standing by a scroll-moulded trunk stem on a rococo scroll base, with a tole stem and a replacement Bow sconce (some minor chips)
10¼in. (26cm.) high
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