A BOW FIGURE OF A TOPER
Lot 92

A BOW FIGURE OF A TOPER

CIRCA 1755-60

Closed28 November 2012

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GBP 1,625

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A BOW FIGURE OF A TOPER
CIRCA 1755-60
Modelled seated astride a barrel, holding a flask in his left hand and a raised glass in his right, in a black hat, red-lined pink jacket and yellow breeches with purple flowers, the rockwork base applied with leaves and flowers (restoration to left wrist and glass, small chips to leaves and flowers)
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high

Specialist note

The model is illustrated by Peter Bradshaw, Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774, London, 1992, p.137, no. 125.