Lot Essay
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848 (London, 1990), p. 65, pl. 48, and p. 66, no. D5.
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CIRCA 1758
Details
A Derby Punch figure candlestick
Circa 1758
Punch modelled standing on one leg, lighting a lantern which he holds, wearing scroll and chequer-patterned clothing and a plumed hat, the candlestick with foliage-moulded nozzle and drip-pan and the support applied with foliage, enriched in colours (minor chipping)
10½ in. (17 cm.) high
Circa 1758
Punch modelled standing on one leg, lighting a lantern which he holds, wearing scroll and chequer-patterned clothing and a plumed hat, the candlestick with foliage-moulded nozzle and drip-pan and the support applied with foliage, enriched in colours (minor chipping)
10½ in. (17 cm.) high
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