Bow Porcelain Figure – Standing Rustic Seasons – Autumn c1765

Description

Heading : Bow Porcelain Figure – Standing Rustic Seasons – Autumn c1765
Date : c1765
Period : George III
Marks : a single blue spot to the underside of the base
Origin : Stratford at Bow; England
Colour : Polychrome with gilt highlights
Pattern : The Autumn figure from the standing rustic seasons series; featuring an extravagantly dressed gentleman holding a bunch of grapes in one hand with a glass of red wine in the other; he stands amidst luxuriant bocage. with a number of bunches of grapes at his feet.
Condition : Excellent; the body and base seem almost entirely intact but there are some inevitable losses to flower petals and leaf tips; very minor kiln spit. with some firing cracks to body and glaze. between some of the numerous elements of the base; there are also some tiny nibbles to the brim of the character’s tricorn hat
Restoration : none
Dimensions : 19.8 cm high; base area 12.2 x 12.1.cm
Weight : 539 grams

References: Bow Porcelain Figures (Peter Bradshaw; 1992) p 105 et seq.