A PAIR OF DERBY WHITE PORCELAIN MODELS OF BOARS OF SO-CALLED 'DRY-EDGE' TYPE CIRCA 1750-54 Possibly modelled for Derby by Agostino Carlini RA (1718-1790) one modelled seated on its haunches, 13cm x 13cm; the other en passant, 11.5cm x 15.5cmCf. A pair sold in these rooms, lot 90, 30th November 2022 for £16,000 hammer. Also a similar pair sold in March 2019 at Gorringe's for a hammer price £6000. These were from the renowned collection of Dennis G. Rice, one of the authorities on Derby porcelain. And at Bonhams, 22nd June 2022, lot 476, where a pair sold for £4,080 including premium. Examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession Numbers C.166-1935 & C.166A-1935.See J V G Mallet, Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby, in British Ceramic Design 1600-2002 (2003), p.42 for a discussion on the Italian sculptor and his relationship with the Derby porcelain factory
A PAIR OF DERBY WHITE PORCELAIN MODELS OF BOARS OF SO-CALLED 'DRY-EDGE' TYPE CIRCA 1750-54 Possibly modelled for Derby by Agostino Carlini RA (1718-1790) one modelled seated on its haunches, 13cm x 13cm; the other en passant, 11.5cm x 15.5cmCf. A pair sold in these rooms, lot 90, 30th November 2022 for £16,000 hammer. Also a similar pair sold in March 2019 at Gorringe's for a hammer price £6000. These were from the renowned collection of Dennis G. Rice, one of the authorities on Derby porcelain. And at Bonhams, 22nd June 2022, lot 476, where a pair sold for £4,080 including premium. Examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession Numbers C.166-1935 & C.166A-1935.See J V G Mallet, Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby, in British Ceramic Design 1600-2002 (2003), p.42 for a discussion on the Italian sculptor and his relationship with the Derby porcelain factory
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