Lot Essay
See Frank Stoner, Chelsea, Bow and Derby Porcelain Figures, Their Distinguishing Characteristics, Newport, U.K., 1955, plates 60, 61.
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CIRCA 1760
Details
A PAIR OF DERBY MODELS OF FINCHES
Circa 1760
Each modelled perched in opposition on a treestump applied with clusters of forget-me-nots amidst leaves, with brown plumage, yellow and black wings, iron-red around the face
4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high, the male (2)
Circa 1760
Each modelled perched in opposition on a treestump applied with clusters of forget-me-nots amidst leaves, with brown plumage, yellow and black wings, iron-red around the face
4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high, the male (2)
Provenance
With Philip Suval, New York, 1952