Lot 47
A rare 18th century Derby figure of Cupid disguised as a Money-Lender Circa 1775, modelled...
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Lot 47
A rare 18th century Derby figure of Cupid disguised as a Money-Lender Circa 1775, modelled...
Lot 47
Lot Description
A rare 18th century Derby figure of Cupid disguised as a Money-Lender
Circa 1775, modelled holding a money bag in his right hand, wearing a loose drape held by a strap, painted with colourful flower sprays and lined in pale green, before flowering bocage, on a mound base, moulded with scrolls picked out in turquoise and gold, three patch marks 9", (23cm) high, together with a smaller figure of a flower seller against bocage backing on pink, blue and gilt scroll base, (restoration)
Literature: For the model see Peter Bradshaw, 'Derby Porcelain Figures' (1990), p 333, fig 275.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
1. Spray restoration including to wings and upper body. Some minor rubbing, Typical minor bocage losses. Scuff and minor flake to base.
2. Missing upper section. Possible restoration to arms. Some losses and retouching to bocage.
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