A Derby Porcelain Shepherd c1765

Description

Heading :  A Derby Porcelain Shepherd
Date : c1765
Period : George III
Marks :Patch marks
Origin : Derby. England
Colour : Polychrome
Pattern : Garland Shepherd
Condition : Excellent. some minor losses to the floweres on the bocage
Restoration None
Dimensions : Height 16.5cms
Weight : 343g

This is one half of a ‘Garland Sherherds’ group. He is reading a letter to a shepherdess. allegedly a proclamation of his love. however. as the letter bears no legible text it could just as easily be a summons or a variant of “Mary had a little lamb”.