Lot 304
  • 304

An unusual figure of a magot, attributed to Villeroy circa 1740

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • incised DV mark, Wilfrid Evill Collection Label
  • Porcelain
  • 7cm., 2¾in.
seated on a mound, decorated in part with patterns on green and yellow grounds, a flowering plant on his back

Provenance

Purchased from H.E. Backer Antiques, 1946, for £30.

Condition

There is staining to the footrim under the glaze and some short cracks, all presumed to be firing flaws.
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