CIRCA 1770, THE MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE STEPHAN

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A DERBY GROUP OF 'TIME CLIPPING LOVE'S WINGS'
Circa 1770, the model attributed to Pierre Stephan
Modeled as a bearded winged old man subduing the struggling infant Cupid in order to clip back his wings, a scythe, an hour glass and a globe at his feet, the rocaille base moulded also with a skull and with a crown
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high

Lot Essay

See Franklin A. Barrett and Arthur L. Thorpe, Derby Porcelain, London, 1971, pp. 39-40, 183, plate 92 for a white example of the model, here attributed to Pierre Stephan, that was produced in three sizes of which the present example is the largest; also Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, 1750-1848, London, 1990, pp. 269-270, No. 124 where the model is described as adapted from an engraving by Charles Philips after a Van Dyke painting of the same subject.

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