A PAIR OF BOW PARTRIDGE TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS

CIRCA 1760

Details

A PAIR OF BOW PARTRIDGE TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS
Circa 1760
Each modelled as a nesting bird, the oval stand painted with a bouquet surrounded by four pair of crossed feathers, the rim feathered in puce
7¼in. (18.5cm.) long, the stands (4)

Provenance

With Philip Suval, New York

Lot Essay

Partridge tureens of this type were produced by several English factories, including Bow, Derby and Worcester, modelled by each with slight variations in the pose, nest, tail and plumage.

For a Derby example, see John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, London, 1980, p. 101, fig. 93. For a Worcester example, see Ceramics from the Rous Lench Collection, Christie's, London, 29-30 May 1990, lots 490 and 491.

For other Bow examples, see Elizabeth Adams & David Redstone, Bow Porcelain, London, 1991, fig. 142 and Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 9 October 1989, lot 132.

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