Derby-style Porcelain Shepherd Figure with Lamb and Bocage

A porcelain figure of a shepherd in the manner of Derby, circa…
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A porcelain figure of a shepherd in the manner of Derby, circa 1865, unmarked, a known Derby pattern, with a shepherd in floral breeches and an aqua and pink long jacket, holding a lamb and a posy, with floral bocage and upon a footed rococo base, flat to the underside, unmarked and apparently hard paste, height 27.5 cm

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  • Hard Paste Porcelain - Hard paste porcelain is true porcelain made of china stone and kaolin. The formula has been known by the Chinese since 800BC, but was kept secret until the early 1700s when a chemist at the Meissen factory discovered it, and the formula has since become known throughout the west.
  • Bocage - The name given to floral and leaf decoration usually surrounding the main subject in ceramic figures and groups, commonly on 18th century porcelain from the Derby, Bow and Minton works.
  • Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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