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Figure of Africa 1936-741
Figure of Africa
Figure of Africa 1936-741

Figure of Africa

Date1765-1775
OriginEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 11 1/16" L: 5 7/8" D: 5 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1936-741
DescriptionFigure representing Africa. The figure is straddling a lion who shows teeth and tongue, figure wears elephant-head head piece; holds crayfish in right hand and holds cornucopia to left side; partly draped with flowered purple and green wrap covered only hips and held with shoulder strap; irregular base is applied with floral sprigs.
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).
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