Lot 140
  • 140

A pair of Bow models of a Cockerel and Hen, circa 1762

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • PORCELAIN
  • both 10.8cm., 4 5/8 in. high
both modelled standing, their plumage picked out in tones of brown and yellow, resting upon scroll edged bases picked out in puce and applied with small flowers and leaves, the hen model also with a small chick,

Provenance

With Winifred Williams, London;
Acquired from Winifred Williams, May 1986

Condition

Cockerel: There is a tiny chip to the lower part of its head and a tiny chip to the tip of its right wing. Hen: There is a missing element to the top of the base, to the side of the hen, possibly a model of a chick. Both have typical minor chips to applied leaves
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