Bonhams : A rare pair of Derby models of leopards Circa 1765.

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Lot 174

A rare pair of Derby models of leopards

Circa 1765.

Sold for £ 5,040 (US$ 6,169) inc. premium

Fine British Pottery & Porcelain

9 Sep 2009, 10:30 BST

London, New Bond Street

A rare pair of Derby models of leopards

Circa 1765.
Modelled before bocage, their tails curled over their backs, their heads turned towards their hind quarters, one seated and one standing and both with one paw raised, their salmon pink coats with black spotted markings, the plain mound bases applied with flowers, 11.3 and 12cm high, patch marks (one with section of tail and one leg broken and restuck, otherwise minor chips and losses to bocage) (2)

Footnotes

Another pair is illustrated by F Brayshaw Gilhespy, Derby Porcelain (1965), pl 54. Examples of this period are only rarely seen. The models were reissued in a smaller size in the early 19th century

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