Lot Essay
Cf. Alessandra Mottola Molfino, L;Arte della Porcellana in Italia, 1976, nos. 308-314.; also Nino Barbantini; Le Porcellane di Venezia e delle Nove, Venice, 1936, p. 37, no. 25, Tav. XLI - no. 113.
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CIRCA 1795
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A PAIR OF LE NOVE (ANTONIBON-PAROLIN) GROUPS OF GALLANTS AND COMPANIONS
Circa 1795
Each with a shepherd and shepherdess before a tree on rocky ground applied with leaves and flowers, one in the manner of the Holy Family with the barefoot peasant girl offering her equally unshod seated suitor a flower, an infant at their feet; the other with a barefoot peasant girl seated with a large basket of flowers at her feet, her suitor in a puce trefoil-decorated suit and black brimmed hat at the right
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1795
Each with a shepherd and shepherdess before a tree on rocky ground applied with leaves and flowers, one in the manner of the Holy Family with the barefoot peasant girl offering her equally unshod seated suitor a flower, an infant at their feet; the other with a barefoot peasant girl seated with a large basket of flowers at her feet, her suitor in a puce trefoil-decorated suit and black brimmed hat at the right
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high (2)