Ceramic figure
attributed to Derby
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1765
Materials
Measurements
161 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Trelissick, Cornwall
NT 1296178
Summary
A Derby figure of a map seller, circa 1765. After the Meissen model, standing holding a large map in his right hand, carrying others in a sack on his back, standing on a scroll base picked out in turquoise and gold and applied with slight bocage. Workman's mark D in red.
Provenance
Purchased from William Copeland via Bonhams at 'The Contents of Trelissick House including The Copeland China Collection' auction 23-24th July 2013. Feock, near Truro, Cornwall.
Marks and inscriptions
Workman's mark D in red.
Makers and roles
attributed to Derby, maker