Figure
Derby Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
265 mm (H)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 118767.1
Summary
Figure of Venus and Cupid, soft-paste, with bocage on a rococco scrolled base, enamels and gilt, gold anchor march after a Derby original (C 1765-75), Samson, French, late 19th century.' Note ; orginally fitted with nozzle for candles.
Provenance
Introduced to the Property by Anthony Hicks
Makers and roles
Derby Porcelain Works, potter Samson, Edme et Cie , potter