Lot Essay
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848 (London, 1990), p. 66, no. D6, where Bradshaw notes that Harlequin should be holding slapsticks.
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CIRCA 1758
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A Derby Harlequin candlestick figure
Circa 1758
Modelled as Harlequin in patterned brightly-coloured clothing and plumed hat, with arms outstretched, on a flower-encrusted base, with foliage-moulded nozzle, pierced drip-pan and the candlestick support applied with flowers and foliage (the drip-pan a restored replacement, Harlequin restored through head and upper body, his arms restored replacements, flowers restored)
9¾ in. (25 cm.) high
Circa 1758
Modelled as Harlequin in patterned brightly-coloured clothing and plumed hat, with arms outstretched, on a flower-encrusted base, with foliage-moulded nozzle, pierced drip-pan and the candlestick support applied with flowers and foliage (the drip-pan a restored replacement, Harlequin restored through head and upper body, his arms restored replacements, flowers restored)
9¾ in. (25 cm.) high
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