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CIRCA 1750-1770
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TWO DERBY PORCELAIN MODELS OF DANCING FIGURES
CIRCA 1750-1770
The male example modelled wearing a Pierrot costume, the female holding her skirt as she dances
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750-1770
The male example modelled wearing a Pierrot costume, the female holding her skirt as she dances
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
Provenance
The collection of W. Lissaient, thence by descent.
Literature
Two related examples of the male figure can be seen illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures; 1750 - 1848, London, 1990, p. 37, pl. 16 & p. 64, pl. 45. A related example of the female figure is illustrated in Dennis G. Rice, Derby Porcelain; The Golden Years 1750 - 1770, London, 1983, p. 84, pl. 17.
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