A pair of large Derby porcelain figures of Minerva and Mars,...

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96 - A pair of large Derby porcelain figures of Minerva and Mars, c.1760, decorated in bright puce, yello...

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A pair of large Derby porcelain figures of Minerva and Mars, c.1760, decorated in bright puce, yellow and sage or lime green enamels, patch marks, on rococo scrollwork bases, 33cm and 34.5cm high, restorations
Provenance - purchased from Winifred Williams, Eastbourne/London before 1970.

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Provenance - purchased from Winifred Williams of Eastbourne.

The figure of Minerva has old discoloured restoration to her right hand, helmet, neck, forehead, lower half of her skirt, her left foot, much of the base of the figure. There are also numerous firing cracks to the base. The figure of Mars has firing cracks to the base with some evidence of filler behind the robes and underneath the face.

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Auction Date:

14th Mar 23 at 9:30am GMT