
Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
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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.