ANTIQUE PORCELAIN FIGURES: Derby Figures, Bow Figure, Staffordshire Figures
ANTIQUE PORCELAIN FIGURES: Derby Figures, Bow Figure, Staffordshire Figures
A rare Bow Figure of a Thames
waterman, 1753—55, standing in
brown-trimmed yellow cap and coat over
floral waistcoat, his head turned to
sinister, his left arm outstretched before
a tree-stump, on a floral painted base,
cap chipped, left hand restored, 20cm.;
Until the construction of Westminster Bridge in 1750 the only two means of crossing the Thames on foot had been by London Bridge and at Kingston. To cross in the intervening gap
one would have to use the horse-ferry or one of the many Thames watermen, their numbers presumably remained much the same since the time of Pepys when about 4,000 were recorded.
Pepys allowed a regular waterman of his to grace his boat with his own coat-of-arms. Is it possible that such a ‘by appointment’ badge accounts for the coat-of-arms on the
waterman’s arm which differs from a similar figure illustrated by Elizabeth Adams and David Redstone, Bow Porcelain, plate 127. Although heraldically incorrect the present
figure’s badge is perhaps intended as the seal of the Navy Office.
A near Pair of Bow Figures, circa
1760, he wearing a pale-puce jacket and
knee-length breeches, finely enameled
in characteristic blue, puce and green
with flower sprays playing the recorder
with a dog at his feet, she striking a
dancing pose, her jacket finely
enameled with flowers over striped
apron and pale-yellow skirt, the scroll
molded base encrusted with flowers,
chip to her hat, restoration to his recorder and
hands, approx. 15.5cm.;
A Pair of Bow Busts, circa 1755,
representing ‘Spring’ and ‘Winter’, the
former modeled as a young woman
wearing flowers in her hair and draped
in a puce and yellow flowered robe on a
wasted marbled sole, the latter as a
bearded man wearing ermine-trimmed
yellow cloak on similar base, restored and
chipped, 13cm.;
A Bow Model of a Putt, circa 1760, standing garlanded in flowers, on circular base, restored, 13cm.; 5in.
A Pair of Derby Figures of street
vendors, 1760—65, the ‘Jewish peddler’
wearing a fur-lined cap and long green
coat over a long flower sprigged
waistcoat, a basket containing bottles
before him, his companion standing with
an open trinket box and wearing a short
red and green tunic over her purple
robe and yellow skirt, both on typical
Meissen-style bases encrusted with
color full flower sprays, damage to man’s
arms, head and coat, chips to woman’s clothes
and nose, approx. 18.5cm.; 73/sin., patch
marks .
A Pair of Derby Figures of a boy
and girl, circa 1765, each seated before
flowering or fruiting boscage, he with a
dog and gun by his side, chips, 11cm.; 5in.
A Pair of Derby Figures
representing ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’,
circa 1770, the former modeled as a
young grape harvester carrying a full
basket on his back wearing a puce jacket
and flower sprigged knee breeches, the
latter as a young girl with skates on her
feet and wrapped in a fur cape, both on
scroll molded bases, feathered in
turquoise green and picked out in
fielding, his arm glued, chips to both, approx.
3cm.;
Three Derby Figures representing
Continents, late 18th Century, ‘Africa’ of
dark complexion wearing an elephant
mask hat, ‘Asia’ standing by a camel,
‘Europe’ by a horse and with attributes
of the Fine Arts, all restored, approx.
13cm.;
A Pair of rare Derby ‘Mansion
House Dwarves’, early 19th Century,
each corpulent figure wearing an
extravagant hat and standing on a flower
encrusted green ground, hand glued to
one, approx. 17cm
A Derby biscuit Group, circa 10,
modeled as three Cupids beneath a tree
encrusted with leaves, the rocky base
with budding flowers, one arm missing,
27cm.
A Pair of Derby Figures of musicians, 1st quarter 19th Century, each seated on a chair, he playing tire flute, an instrument case and musical scores at his feet, she with a
mandolin and a small white dog on her lap, on canted rectangular bases edged in gilding, neck of mandolin broken, crazing, 16cm.;
A Stevenson &: Hancock Derby Figure of a cobbler, 2nd half 19th Century, seated with a shoe in his lap, his workbench on one side and looking up to the caged bird on the wall
behind him, 15.5cm.; 61Ain., crossed batons, ‘S’ and Win purple.
A Staffordshire Group of a girl
and swain with baskets, circa 10, of
clay, both seated before a tree with two yellow parrots among green and turquoise leaves, she wearing a turquoise bodice, her jacket outlined in dark-blue, on a rustic mound
dappled in brown, yellow and green, 20.4cm.;
A Pair of ormolu mounted
Minton porcelain candlestick Figures,
1830’s, modeled as an 18th Century
lady and gentleman seated in elaborate
18th Century costume, he holding a
basket of fruit, she a garland of flowers
beneath rococo scroll bower, 33cm.;
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