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Fine Pair of Bloor Derby ‘Mansion House’ Dwarfs C.1825

$2,704.91
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£2,000
£2,50020% Off
€2,367.86
€2,959.8220% Off
CA$3,739.78
CA$4,674.7220% Off
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CHF 2,200.31
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MX$50,939.10
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NOK 27,863.10
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SEK 26,449.57
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About the Item

A fine pair of Bloor Derby ‘Mansion House’ Dwarfs c.1825. Each moustached figure modelled wearing a comically large hat bearing an advertisement, one wearing a tasselled sash about his rotund belly, the other with polka dots on his shirt sleeves, a cane in one hand, both standing on a grassy mound base applied with flowers See Franklin Barrett and Arthur Thorpe, Derby Porcelain, London, 1971, p. 42-3.  These popular figures are thought to either be based upon Chelsea's models of dwarfs after engravings by Caloto or, more likely, the dwarfs that stood outside the Mansion House in London. This second hypothesis seems more likely as the advertisements on their hats seem to allude to the practice of 'attaching advertisements to the Mansion House figures'.
  • Creator:
    Bloor Derby (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)Width: 1.97 in (5 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1825
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Exeter, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6712231071662

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