Lot Essay
Cf. Anton Gabszewicz & Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman (London, 1982), p. 41, no. 35.
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CIRCA 1750, INCISED CT TO UNDERSIDE OF FOOT
Details
A BOW SILVER-SHAPED SAUCEBOAT
CIRCA 1750, INCISED CT TO UNDERSIDE OF FOOT
Similarly modelled to the preceding, the handle with a human face wearing a headress, the festoons of flowers to the sides and foot crisply moulded, the interior with three gilt flowersprays beneath a gilt line rim, the foot gilt with star ornament (a small stained firing crack to the rim and to lower terminal of handle, some wear to gilding, minute chip to edge of foot)
9 in. (23 cm.) long
CIRCA 1750, INCISED CT TO UNDERSIDE OF FOOT
Similarly modelled to the preceding, the handle with a human face wearing a headress, the festoons of flowers to the sides and foot crisply moulded, the interior with three gilt flowersprays beneath a gilt line rim, the foot gilt with star ornament (a small stained firing crack to the rim and to lower terminal of handle, some wear to gilding, minute chip to edge of foot)
9 in. (23 cm.) long
Provenance
Frank Arnold Collection, sale Sotheby's, 12th November 1963, lot 14 (part).
Literature
Bella Kleinman, 'Mr Tebo vs. John Toulouse', E.C.C. Transactions, Vol. 15, pt. 2, pp. 327-8, pls. 1 & 2.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium