Lot Essay
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures (London, 1990), pp. 234-238, where the author notes that these groups were based on a Sévres series called 'En Grande Toilette', modelled by Falconet.
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CIRCA 1840, PRINTED CROWNED D MARKS, VARIOUSLY INCISED NO. 77, NO. 78, NO. 81 AND NO. 84
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FOUR DERBY (ROBERT BLOOR'S FACTORY) GROUPS
CIRCA 1840, PRINTED CROWNED D MARKS, VARIOUSLY INCISED NO. 77, NO. 78, NO. 81 AND NO. 84
One with a lady cleaning a gentleman's shoe; another with a gentleman fitting a lady's shoe; another with a gentleman dressing a lady's hair; and one with a lady mending a man's stocking, on pierced scroll bases
Approx. 7 in. (18.5 cm.) high (4)
CIRCA 1840, PRINTED CROWNED D MARKS, VARIOUSLY INCISED NO. 77, NO. 78, NO. 81 AND NO. 84
One with a lady cleaning a gentleman's shoe; another with a gentleman fitting a lady's shoe; another with a gentleman dressing a lady's hair; and one with a lady mending a man's stocking, on pierced scroll bases
Approx. 7 in. (18.5 cm.) high (4)
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