Lot Essay
For another example of the gardener model in the Cecil Higgins Museum, identified as a flower-seller, see B. Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, London, 1957, no. 61C.
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CIRCA 1755
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TWO LONGTON HALL PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A GARDENER AND COMPANION
CIRCA 1755
The gardener modeled with a basket of flowers and an urn, the companion attending to a cat
8 ½ in. (20.5 cm.) high, the gardener
CIRCA 1755
The gardener modeled with a basket of flowers and an urn, the companion attending to a cat
8 ½ in. (20.5 cm.) high, the gardener
Provenance
Mrs. William Babington Macaulay, New York.
With French & Co., New York.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, 1937-48.
The Estate of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, acquired February 1958.
With French & Co., New York.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, 1937-48.
The Estate of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, acquired February 1958.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 61-62, no. 36.
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