CIRCA 1820, BOTH INCISED NO. 378, INCISED STAR MARK TO THE COMPANION, POSSIBLY MODELED BY WILLIAM COFFEE

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A PAIR OF DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A SCOTSMAN AND COMPANION
CIRCA 1820, BOTH INCISED NO. 378, INCISED STAR MARK TO THE COMPANION, POSSIBLY MODELED BY WILLIAM COFFEE
Modeled standing, wearing Highland dress
11 ¼ in. (28.7 cm.) high, the Scotsman

Provenance

Acquired by John D. Rockefeller from Arthur S. Vernay, New York, 1936.
The Estate of John D. Rockefeller, 1937.

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Lot Essay

The present pair likely refer to characters from the Scottish ballad 'Donald of the Isles,' which was later republished under the name 'Leezie Lindsay.' See P. Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848, London, 1990, pp. 382-383, no. 378.

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