A pair of Derby 'French shepherd' porcelain figures, circa 1790,…
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A pair of Derby 'French shepherd' porcelain figures, circa 1790, modelled as a boy and girl, the boy with a leaping puppy, the girl with a lamb, both raised on naturalistic stump bases and painted in colours, patch marks to bases, 17 cm height. Notes: Peter Bradshaw, Derby porcelain figures 1750-1848 pp213-214, plate 167.

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