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Property from the Estate of Robert L. and Elise F. Burwell, Jr.
A DERBY BOCAGE FIGURE OF A TRINKET SALESMAN,
CIRCA 1770,
Details
A DERBY BOCAGE FIGURE OF A TRINKET SALESMAN,
CIRCA 1770,
The salesman standing before a flowering tree displaying his wares in a basket as a sweetmeat dish, wearing pink coat, brocade waistcoat and breeches, the rocaille base enriched in gilt; together with a Chelsea Gold Anchor style figure of a female hurdy gurdy player, wearing flowered iron-red skirt
7¾in. (19.8cm.) and 5½in. (14cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1770,
The salesman standing before a flowering tree displaying his wares in a basket as a sweetmeat dish, wearing pink coat, brocade waistcoat and breeches, the rocaille base enriched in gilt; together with a Chelsea Gold Anchor style figure of a female hurdy gurdy player, wearing flowered iron-red skirt
7¾in. (19.8cm.) and 5½in. (14cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Leslie Hindman Auctions, Chicago, 9 October 1990 (as 18th century Chelsea)