A PAIR OF DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A SAILOR AND HIS LASS
circa 1800, he is modeled wearing a tricorn hat and holding gold coins outstretch in his hand, she is gesturing to him with one hand, and is holding her glove in the other, both 25cm high (2)
From a private Dorset collection.
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£200 - £400
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Hammer price:
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£240 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The figures are believed to represent the actors Henry Woodward and Nancy Dawson. Depicted in there titular roles as Black-Eyed Susan and Sweet William, from John Gay's ballad, "The Farewell of Sweet William to Black-Eyed Susan", first published in 1720.
