Parian Figure of a Dancer after Canova, Minton Attb.
Parian porcelain figure of a classical female dancer after Antonio Canova's (1757–1822), "Dancing Girl," Minton attributed. Unglazed, slip-cast porcelain. The figure in draped costume with a wreath of flowers in her hair, supported by a tree stump, on a hollow circular base impressed CANOVA at the front. Lacking a factory mark, but incised 195 to the underside, corresponding to Minton's recorded shape number for this model. England, second half of the 19th century.
H 14 in.
Condition
Overall good condition, minor surface grime to the recesses; stable hairline crack to the back of the ankle of the forward foot.
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Parian porcelain figure of a classical female dancer after Antonio Canova's (1757–1822), "Dancing Girl," Minton attributed. Unglazed, slip-cast porcelain. The figure in draped costume with a wreath of flowers in her hair, supported by a tree stump, on a hollow circular base impressed CANOVA at the front. Lacking a factory mark, but incised 195 to the underside, corresponding to Minton's recorded shape number for this model. England, second half of the 19th century.
H 14 in.
Condition
Overall good condition, minor surface grime to the recesses; stable hairline crack to the back of the ankle of the forward foot.
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
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