PROBABLY ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME-DECORATED TERRACOTTA AND TOLE FIGURES
PROBABLY ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a Chinese man or woman, holding a plate of fruit or flowers, on an ebonized base
45 in. (114 cm.) high, 25½ in. (65 cm.) diameter (2)

Provenance

with Renato Bacchi, Milan, and sold to Frederick P. Victoria in 1953 - 1954.
with Frederick P. Victoria and Son, New York, 1991.

Lot Essay

There are several examples of these delightful and curious figures. A complete set, depicting the Four Seasons and of the same design is in the collection of the Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford (Avery and Morgan Memorials).

Another similar pair is illustrated in the Dining Room of Il Palmetto, the original Joseph E. Widener house, Palm Beach, Florida (see S. Johnston, Palm Beach Houses, 1991, pp. 244-245 and 247).

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