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Lot 352

A Derby 'dry edge' figure of a shepherd, circa 1755

18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

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A Derby 'dry edge' figure of a shepherd, circa 1755

Left in the white and modelled standing on a scrolled base with his right arm outstretched, a basket of fruit in his left hand, a sheep and a dog standing on its hind quarters on the ground beside him, 23cm high (his right arm restuck, minor chips and losses)

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Known as a 'Dresden Shepherd', a slightly later coloured version of this model is illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures (1990), pl.55, p.70.

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