A PAIR OF DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES OF MERCURY AND DIANA CIRCA 1700

each with a square wood base. 4 pieces.

Mercury: the left wing of his hat is broken away; the tip of his nose is chipped; the end of the top portion of the caduceus is broken away and the tip of the bottom end is chipped; the tip of the cockerel's beak is chipped and its right wing has been broken and glued back with the exception of a portion of the wing tip, which is lacking. There are typical minor glaze chips and wear to the glaze with some more significant glaze loss to the right wing of his hat, the repaired wing of the cockerel, the edge of his toes and along the edge of the base. Diana: There are very minor small chips to the tip of her crescent and the fingers of her right hand; there are traces of cold gilding remaining on the quiver she holds; the left rear corner has a minor worn chip. There are some typical minor glaze chips and some wear/loss to the glaze, particularly to the dog's nose and the tip of his tail, to the crescent, the edge of the base and the end of the quiver.
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