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18th-Century Derby Porcelain Figure Emblematic of Africa

$7,000
£5,323.19
€6,140.04
CA$9,805.72
A$10,974.54
CHF 5,730.42
MX$133,889.99
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DKK 45,850.94
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Large Derby Porcelain Figure of Africa, From a series known as the "Four Quarters". Circa 1765 The large figure, emblematic of Africa, is depicted as a black figure of a boy in in elephant headdress scantily draped in a turquoise-lined pink gilt-flowered cloak suspended from his right shoulder on a strap and fallen to his waist, holding a cornucopia filled with flowers in one hand and a scorpion in the other. He stands over a wild cat on a circular base with applied flowers. The flat underside of the base with patch marks. The figure is from a series known as the "Four Quarters". Dimensions: 9 1/2 high x 4 1/2 inches wide Provenance: The Collection of Pierre Durand; With The Chinese Porcelain Company. Reference: Derby Porcelain: The Golden Years 1750-1770, Dennis G. Rice, for a smaller example, Page 130, #86. See similar example in the Fitzwilliam Museum; also, as similar example illustrated in the Derby Porcelain Society's online exhibition, under The Nottingham Road section. See also Winterthur Museum’s example, and Birmingham Museum of Art, Collection, 2000.177.1
  • Creator:
    Derby (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Diameter: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1765
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Good with minor frits to a couple of the applied flowers on the base at the back. A leg of the scorpion missing- not apparant.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY10167-ipuu1stDibs: LU861031147622

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