Lot 432
  • 432

A Derby figure of a shepherd, circa 1765

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Porcelain
  • 22.2cm., 8 3/4 in. high
standing against a tree stump, wearing a yellow hat and pink jacket, holding a bird nest containing two chicks, on a scroll-edged base, patch marks,

Condition

The figure with left fingers lacking. Some typical chips to extremities, at applied leaves, one chick with wings and head lacking, and chips long brim of hat.
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