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Lot 199

Two small Doccia hunting groups, circa 1760

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £448 inc. premium

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Two small Doccia hunting groups, circa 1760

In the white, one modelled as a boar being chased by two hounds, on a stepped square base, the second group modelled as a horse being attacked by a lion, on a square rocky base, 6cm high and 7.4cm high

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Provenance:
Mavis Bimson Collection

A coloured example missing the stepped base is illustrated by A d'Agliano, A Biancalana, L Melegati and G Turchi (eds), Lucca e le porcellane della Manifattura Ginori (2001), p.227, no.167. A listing in the manufactory inventory probably relating to this model states:'N.5 A questo numero vi sono 13 pezzi che sono... e 10 gruppetti piccoli di animali che sono... Il secondo un porco e cani...' [No.5 In this number there are 13 pieces which are ...and 10 little groups of animals which are ... The second a pig and dogs...]. See also Beasts at the Whites' House (2020), p.6.

Two larger related groups of boar hunts were sold by Sotheby's Milan on 22 March 2023, lot 91. Another larger related group was in the Winter Collection sold by Sotheby's on 10 December 2015, lot 61.

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