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Lot 67
A fine Vauxhall figure circa 1756-60
14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,200 inc. premium
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circa 1756-60
Modelled as a young girl, her pink bonnet and sleeves tied with yellow ribbons, a flower spray tucked into her bodice, a white apron secured over her pink skirt, a basket of grapes resting upon her lap, the scrolled base picked out in gold and applied with flowers, 13cm high (chip to one shoulder)
Modelled as a young girl, her pink bonnet and sleeves tied with yellow ribbons, a flower spray tucked into her bodice, a white apron secured over her pink skirt, a basket of grapes resting upon her lap, the scrolled base picked out in gold and applied with flowers, 13cm high (chip to one shoulder)
Footnotes
Probably based on the Bow copy of a Meissen original and presumably emblematic of Autumn. This figure is particularly well coloured and the applied ribbons, flowers and grapes are in remarkable condition
