A PAIR OF LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN FIG...

Hammer

£70

A PAIR OF LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES OF SEATED BOY AND GIRL GARDENERS, both holding a tree stump entwined with foliate encrusted flowers, scrolled base, bear incised No 8 and painted underglaze blue pseudo Meissen crossed sword marks, height 12.3cm, provenance: purchased from Ona Gordon August 2002, original receipt available (2) (Condition report: boy has small chip to rear of base, restored leaf by his cheek, the girl has nibbles to the underside edge of the front of her hat, restoration to a sleeve cuff, restoration to the top of the hand and flowers by the stump, both figures have a considerable number of losses to the petals and leaves)