Lot 24
  • 24

A Capodimonte porcelain figure of an old woman street vendor, circa 1755-60

Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description

  • Porcelain
  • 14.5cm., 5¾ in. high
modelled with a parcel held in her apron, her shawl over her head, her hand to her mouth, on a rocky base,

Condition

Her arm damaged and with old restoration, the shawl also with old restoration.
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