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Lot 772 D α

Two English soft paste porcelain figures of Harlequin and Columbine

Auction 1253 - overview Cologne
15.11.2024, 14:00 - Porcelain
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
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Two English soft paste porcelain figures of Harlequin and Columbine

Both figures standing in dancing poses on rocaille plinths encrusted with flowers and foliage. Particularly finely painted models, the lady wearing a mi-parti jacket with playing card motifs. Unmarked. Her protruding foot restored. H 17.7 and 18.8 cm.
Attributed to Bow Porcelain Factory, around 1755 - 60.

Provenance

Albert Amor Ltd., London.
Acquired in 2003 from The Patricia & Rodes Hart Collection.
Christie's London auction on July 5, 2012, lot 22.
The Heinrich Collection.

Literature

Illustrated in Abraham, Commedia dell'Arte. The Patricia & Rodes Hart Collection of European Porcelain and Faience, Amsterdam 2010, p. 172 f.
Cf. Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures circa 1748 - 1774, London 1992, color plate. VII and B4, the smaller examples on the flat plinth from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum London, acc. no. 414:198-1885 and 414:198/A-1885.