Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Figure of Europe 1936-739
Figure of Europe
Figure of Europe 1936-739

Figure of Europe

Date1765-1775
OriginEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 12 7/16" L: 6 7/16" D: 5 9/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1936-739
DescriptionFigure representing Europe; standing female figure, her left hand before her face, her right hand holding a small orb; dressed in crown, in flowing robe painted in small scattered polychrome floral sprigs and in purple, yellow, and gold cape; at her feet on irregular base are applied floral sprigs and emblems of war, industry, the arts, etc. including Helmet, sword, bomb, mallet, measurer, pen, nail, dividers, Bishop's miter, books, sheet music, and artist's pallet. Reverse of the base bears "patch marks" characteristic of the Derby Manufactory of this period
MarkingsNone found
ProvenanceBelonged to London dealer Sidney Hand, Ltd. (ad, CONNOISSEUR #224, (April, 1920), LXVI.) Ex. Coll.: F.E Sidney (illustrated: Reginald Blunt, THE CHEYNE BOOK OF CHELSEA CHINA AND POTTERY (London, 1924) pl. 23, #253, called Chelsea and William King, ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (London and Boston, 1925), fig. 47. called Derby)
Exhibition(s)