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Lot 228

A pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarfs
circa 1810

14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£700 - £900

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A pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarfs

circa 1810
The corpulent figures wearing richly painted costume picked out in gold, one carrying a stick, their large hats bearing advertisements, the adolescent dwarf with a poster for an auction sale by 'Mr Christy', the adult dwarf announcing a performance of 'tight rope dancing and tumbling' by Mr Lasselio, 16.5cm and 18cm high, incised 'No 227' (adult dwarf with one arm broken and restored, more minor losses and restorations) (2)

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See Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures (1990), p 312-13

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