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274. A rare Derby biscuit porcelain figure of a female musician, c.1780, wearing Classical dress and playing a tabor suspended from her left hand, standing before a short column on a circular base applied with flowers, incised crowned crossed batons mark and N392, some restoration and chipping to her fingers, 26cm. £500-800
275. A Longton Hall candlestick figure of Ceres, c.1758, standing on a rocky base and holding a sheaf of corn in her right hand, a putto standing beside her, the sconce and drip pan supported on a slender stem highlighted in pink and blue enamels, some chips to the flowers, a little restoration to the putto’s arm, 29.8cm. £600-800
276. A rare Derby biscuit porcelain figure of the Alpine Shepherdess, c.1780, wearing a mob cap and flowing dress, raised on a circular base applied with flowers and leaves, incised crowned crossed batons mark and N389, some restoration, 26cm. £400-600
277. A rare Bow figural candlestick, c.1760-65, modelled as a courting couple seated at the base of a tall trunk entwined with flowers, she playing a stringed instrument, raised on a scrolled base picked out in puce, blue and gilt, some good restoration, 27.2cm. £400-600
Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, p.395 which lists no.392 as an unknown pair of large figures.
278. A pair of Bow candlestick figures of Cupid, c.1760-65, kneeling before flowering bocage and reaching up to a bird in a nest, each with a dog recumbent on the base, one beside a quiver of arrows, the other beside a flaming torch, raised on scrolled bases, minor losses, 25cm. (2) £400-600
279. Three Bow white-glazed figures from the Seated Rustic Seasons, c.1755, emblematic of Spring, Autumn and Winter, the former modelled as a lady with a basket of flowers, Autumn a vintner seated on a basket of grapevine, Winter wrapped in a cloak and huddled over a brazier, some restorations, 13cm. (3) £1,000-1,500
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