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Figures

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In the white

Figure · 1521

America, from a rare set of four Plymouth figures of the Continents, in the white, each represented by a standing young woman; America with feathered headdress and tunic, drawing an arrow from a quiver, a dog at her feet, Asia holding a censer, a camel at her side, Africa with a crocodile and a lion at her feet, and Europe holding a book and an artist’s palette, a horse, cannon and cuirass at her feet, each on scroll moulded mound base, circa 1768-70, no marks

Figure · 1522

Asia, from a rare set of four Plymouth figures of the Continents, in the white, each represented by a standing young woman; America with feathered headdress and tunic, drawing an arrow from a quiver, a dog at her feet, Asia holding a censer, a camel at her side, Africa with a crocodile and a lion at her feet, and Europe holding a book and an artist’s palette, a horse, cannon and cuirass at her feet, each on scroll moulded mound base, circa 1768-70, no marks

Figure · 1523

Africa, from a rare set of four Plymouth figures of the Continents, in the white, each represented by a standing young woman; America with feathered headdress and tunic, drawing an arrow from a quiver, a dog at her feet, Asia holding a censer, a camel at her side, Africa with a crocodile and a lion at her feet, and Europe holding a book and an artist’s palette, a horse, cannon and cuirass at her feet, each on scroll moulded mound base, circa 1768-70, no marks

Figure · 1524

Europe, from a rare set of four Plymouth figures of the Continents, in the white, each represented by a standing young woman; America with feathered headdress and tunic, drawing an arrow from a quiver, a dog at her feet, Asia holding a censer, a camel at her side, Africa with a crocodile and a lion at her feet, and Europe holding a book and an artist’s palette, a horse, cannon and cuirass at her feet, each on scroll moulded mound base, circa 1768-70, no marks

Figure · 1525

One of an extremely rare pair of Plymouth models of pheasants, each modelled with head turned, and tail feathers raised, its plumage decorated in yellow, pale blue, puce, brown and iron red, on tree-stump shaped base, applied with coloured flowers and leaves, circa 1768-70, no marks

Figure · 1504

A Plymouth (William Cookworthy) figure of America, circa 1768-70 From a set of the Four Continents, modelled as a woman wearing a feathered headdress and finely painted and gilt drapery over a feather skirt, her right hand reaching for an arrow in the quiver over her shoulder, her left hand by a tree stump, a small prairie dog at her feet, on a scroll-edged rocky base, 33.8cm high

Figure · 1526

One of an extremely rare pair of Plymouth models of pheasants, each modelled with head turned, and tail feathers raised, its plumage decorated in yellow, pale blue, puce, brown and iron red, on tree-stump shaped base, applied with coloured flowers and leaves, circa 1768-70, no marks

Salt · 1364

A Plymouth fine rare salt modeled as a shell upturned on smaller shells and seaweed having an all-over smokey glaze. c. 1768-70  Mark: None.

Figure · 1469

A Plymouth figure of a putto, standing, his right arm raised, and wearing a puce sash, and flanked by floral bocage, the scroll moulded mound base picked out in turquoise and gilt, circa 1768-70, no mark

Figures · 1368

A Plymouth Toper modeled as a figure of a young boy seated astride a barrel, his left hand raised holding a cup, a bottle at his side on a scroll moulded base. c. 1768-70 Mark: none

Figures · 1362

A Plymouth white-glazed figure of a female toper, c.1768-70, reclining amidst flowering bocage and leaning her left elbow on a barrel, holding a glass in her right hand, raised on a tall scrolled base. Cf. F. Severne Mackenna, Cookworthy's Plymouth & Bristol Porcelain (1946), p.81, pl.50, fig. 87.

Figures · 1414

A Plymouth figure of Bacchus representing Autumn from the Infant Four Seasons. The figure is of a putto holding some grapes and a wine glass while leaning on a stump with a basket full of grapes by his side. Rococo scroll work to the moulded mound base highlighted in puce. The figure is in superb condition with some chipping to the leaves as shown. No mark