Derby 'Dry-Edge' Figures: Taste and Sight, 1752-55
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Two Derby 'dry-edge' figures of taste and sight, from 'The five Senses' series, modelled as a young woman holding a basket of fruit, with one hand raised, and a young man in dressing gown holding a hand mirror, circa 1752-55. Height 16 cm. (2). Provenance: The Robin Barkla collection
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