19TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH WHITE-PAINTED TERRE DE LORRAINE GROUP OF VENUS RISING FROM THE SHELL
19th Century
Venus balanced on the head and back of a dolphin whose mouth is open and drilled to emit water over a spreading cockle-shell beneath, accompanied by two tritons, a mermaid and a boy riding on a dolphin, with a cornucopia of marine flora and a cruciform vessel behind; hollowed out behind, for firing, the back written in ink 'D.W. 1634'
11in. (30cm.) high
19th Century
Venus balanced on the head and back of a dolphin whose mouth is open and drilled to emit water over a spreading cockle-shell beneath, accompanied by two tritons, a mermaid and a boy riding on a dolphin, with a cornucopia of marine flora and a cruciform vessel behind; hollowed out behind, for firing, the back written in ink 'D.W. 1634'
11in. (30cm.) high
Provenance
With Wildenstein & Co., New York