Rare Bow Porcelain Lady with Lamb Figure, c.1760
£600.00
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An antique English soft-paste porcelain figure of a lady standing beside a lamb and holding flowers in her apron, made at the Bow Porcelain Manufactory, London, circa 1760.
Decorated in coloured enamels and enriched with gilding, it stands on a low base applied with flowers and foliage. This charming model belongs to the pastoral taste that was highly fashionable in mid-18th-century English porcelain. The underside bears the recognised iron-red anchor and dagger mark used at Bow about 1760.
Bow was one of the leading early English porcelain factories, active in London from the mid-1740s until the 1770s. Its wares were in strong demand, and in 1754 Bow is recorded as having sold goods equivalent to approximately £5,017,855 in modern terms.
After reaching its height in the 1750s, the factory gradually declined, weakened by financial difficulties and changing fashion, and in 1776 what remained was sold to William Duesbury and transferred to Derby. Created more than 250 years ago by a porcelain factory that survived for only about thirty years, this remarkably well-preserved figure is a highly appealing piece for collectors of early English porcelain.
Dimensions
Height 15.8 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Depth 8 cm
Weight 342 g
Condition
Appears to have some very old overpainting or touching-in in the area of the arms; minor losses to the applied flowers; small firing crack to the underside from manufacture. Overall, the figure presents very well and remains an authentic 18th-century survival.
Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance.
Rare Bow Porcelain Lady with Lamb Figure, c.1760
£600.00
Decorated in coloured enamels and enriched with gilding, it stands on a low base applied with flowers and foliage. This charming model belongs to the pastoral taste that was highly fashionable in mid-18th-century English porcelain. The underside bears the recognised iron-red anchor and dagger mark used at Bow about 1760.
Bow was one of the leading early English porcelain factories, active in London from the mid-1740s until the 1770s. Its wares were in strong demand, and in 1754 Bow is recorded as having sold goods equivalent to approximately £5,017,855 in modern terms.
After reaching its height in the 1750s, the factory gradually declined, weakened by financial difficulties and changing fashion, and in 1776 what remained was sold to William Duesbury and transferred to Derby. Created more than 250 years ago by a porcelain factory that survived for only about thirty years, this remarkably well-preserved figure is a highly appealing piece for collectors of early English porcelain.
Dimensions
Height 15.8 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Depth 8 cm
Weight 342 g
Condition
Appears to have some very old overpainting or touching-in in the area of the arms; minor losses to the applied flowers; small firing crack to the underside from manufacture. Overall, the figure presents very well and remains an authentic 18th-century survival.
Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance.