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Lot 140

A pair of Chelsea figures of 'Imperial Shepherds', circa 1765

29 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,812.50 inc. premium

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A pair of Chelsea figures of 'Imperial Shepherds', circa 1765

Wearing brightly coloured costume picked out in gold, he with his right hand outstretched, his loyal dog seated at his feet, she carrying a basket of flowers in the folds of her apron, a sheep standing at her side, both standing before flowering bocage, raised on scrolled bases applied with flowers and heightened in gilding, gold anchor marks (2)

Footnotes

The name given to these splendid models does indeed reflect their grandeur. They were made in two sizes and a pair is illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, 18th Century English Porcelain Figures (1981), p.121, pl.49. See also the Cheyne Book of Chelsea, pl.17, no.247. A larger pair from the Barbara Leake Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 March 2008, lot 10 and again on 5 June 2019, lot 148 and is illustrated by John Sandon, British Porcelain (2009), front cover.

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