STOCKSPRING ANTIQUES
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Derby antique porcelain
 A finely modelled Derby figure of St Thomas, the saint dressed in Roman attire, enveloped in a cloak. At his feet lie an orb and a broken sword - allegorical of the fragility of temporal power.
c.1760
Patch marks.
Ht: 9.5", 24 cm.

John Mallet, Chairman of the English Ceramic Circle, has identified the sculptor of this model as Agostino Carlini. English Ceramic Circle, Trans. Vol. 18, pt. 2.

Ref: Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures; pl. 26.

 







Antique porcelain figures


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