Lot 57 A rare and early Derby white figure of a lady flautist, circa 1750-52
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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A rare and early Derby white figure of a lady flautist, circa 1750-52
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GBP 1,500
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Perhaps modelled by André Planché, the lady seated and playing a flute, wearing a long dress and narrow cape, plumes in her hair, raised on a square mound base applied with flowers and large leaves to the sides, 13cm high
Footnotes
Provenance
Anon. sale, Bonhams, 18 April 2012, lot 202
Literature
White, Peter, 'Two distinct early Derby white groups of figures and some quandaries', ECC Trans, Vol.25, 2014, pp.165 and 175, figs.1 and 22;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.86
This model belongs to a distinct and interesting group of early white figures derived from Meissen originals by Kändler of about 1740. The group is discussed by Bernard Watney, 'A Hare, A Ram, Two Putti and Associated Figures', ECC Trans, Vol.8, Pt.2, 1972, pp.224-7. They are characterised by a glassy greyish glaze and unusual modelling of the hands, eyes and bases, and Watney suggested that this group may be experimental early Derby. Chemical analysis of this figure undertaken in 2011 has confirmed that the composition is indeed consistent with Derby, see Peter White, 2014, pp.168-73, where the distinctions between this figure and 'Dry-Edge' models is also discussed. Peter White highlights the similarities of figures from this experimental group to early attempts at factories such as Limehouse and Longton Hall. For a companion figure of a bagpiper, see lot 58 in this sale. Compare also to lots 185 and 191 in this sale for other models from the same class, including one dated 1751.
Footnotes
Provenance
Anon. sale, Bonhams, 18 April 2012, lot 202
Literature
White, Peter, 'Two distinct early Derby white groups of figures and some quandaries', ECC Trans, Vol.25, 2014, pp.165 and 175, figs.1 and 22;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.86
This model belongs to a distinct and interesting group of early white figures derived from Meissen originals by Kändler of about 1740. The group is discussed by Bernard Watney, 'A Hare, A Ram, Two Putti and Associated Figures', ECC Trans, Vol.8, Pt.2, 1972, pp.224-7. They are characterised by a glassy greyish glaze and unusual modelling of the hands, eyes and bases, and Watney suggested that this group may be experimental early Derby. Chemical analysis of this figure undertaken in 2011 has confirmed that the composition is indeed consistent with Derby, see Peter White, 2014, pp.168-73, where the distinctions between this figure and 'Dry-Edge' models is also discussed. Peter White highlights the similarities of figures from this experimental group to early attempts at factories such as Limehouse and Longton Hall. For a companion figure of a bagpiper, see lot 58 in this sale. Compare also to lots 185 and 191 in this sale for other models from the same class, including one dated 1751.
