C18th Bow Figure – Adolescent Season – WINTER

Description

A good 18th century Bow figure of a youth wearing a tricorn hat, with his hands in a fur muff, standing on a scroll moulded base raised on four scroll feet.
From the ‘Adolescent Seasons’ emblematic of Winter.
Date: circa 1762
Height : 7¼” (18.5cm)
Condition : Minor restoration to re-attach right leg and part of coat, corner of coat and to re-attach one foot of the base. A few small chips & losses to foliage. (Pre-restoration photos available)
Stock ref : 18426/six+sjx-
Price: £ 680
* A similar figure illustrated by Bradshaw ‘Bow Porcelain Figures 1748-74’ p129, pl107 ( the illustrated figure has an extended tree stump to support a candle sconce, the example here was made without the extended tree)
** Bradshaw states that “Individual examples appear to be very rare, paired groups are fairly common”

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