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Belphoebe, after W Wyon, unknown factory, circa 1870, the scantily clad classical maiden looking downwards with encrusted flowers in her hair, by a tree stump, upon a rounded rectangular plinth, impressed title and W WYON, 38.5cm high; and A Classical Woman Holding a Child, unknown factory, circa 1860, semi-nude with a child on her shoulders, by a vase on a circular base, 38cm high (2) Provenance: Belphoebe: The Thornton Collection Part 1, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 79.
Guide Price: £300-400
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Venus and Iris, A Pair of Maidens Representing Two of the Four Elements, Water and Air, Worcester, circa 1870, one as a scantily clad young woman standing on the crest of waves, the other as a young woman upholding her billowing wrap flanked by rocks, 39cm and 40cm high respectivelySimilar figures are illustrated in The Parian Phenomenon, edited by Paul Atterbury, published by Richard Dennis.Provenance: The Thornton Collection Part 1, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 155.
Guide Price: £180-250
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The Mother, after Raffaele Monti, for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union, 1874, pedestal bust, as a veiled mother cuddling her child beneath a diaphanous veil, on a concave sided circular plinth impressed Crystal Palace Art Union, the bust with incised R Monti signature and 1871, stamped Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union, Copeland 074, 38cm highThis pedestal bust is illustrated in Copeland (Robert) Parian Copeland's Statuary Porcelain, page 218, entry and photo B.52. This bust is companion to The Bride.
Guide Price: £800-1200
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The Bather Surprised, after Sir Thomas Brock, 1868, standing leaning on the cleft of a tree stump, wearing a green tinted tunic mantle, on a canted rectangular plinth, on the reverse incised T Brock sc London 1868, impressed crown and wheel mark, 64.5cm high
Guide Price: £500-800
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A High Relief Moulded Jug, The Death of Wellington, Alcock, circa 1854, of bell shape, with laurel leaf moulded rim, twig handle and moulded on both sides with the same group attending the ailing war hero, 27cm highProvenance: The Thornton Collection Part 1, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 190.
Guide Price: £200-300
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The Reclining Venus, unknown factory, circa 1870, holding a shell in her left hand and gazing onto sea rocks, 27.5cm highProvenance: The Thornton Collection Part I, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 132.
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Love Restraining Wath, William Beattie, Shape 252, Minton, impressed Minton, year code for 1852, 42.5cm highA somewhat similar figure (though with an asymmetrical naturalistic base) is illustrated in The Parian Phenomenon, edited by Paul Atterbury, published by Richard Dennis, page 69. This figure was shown by Minton at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Provenance: The Thornton Collection, Part 1, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 60.
Guide Price: £250-350
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A Pair Renaissance Revival Ewers, for the Crystal Palace Art Union, Copeland, circa 1875, of pedestal ovoid shape with leaf and berry swept handles, fronted by a winged caryatid, flying spout, the main frieze with scrolling foliage, serpents and birds, on a domed foot, each impressed Copeland Crystal Palace Art Union, 33.5cm high; One Single Example, 34.5cm high; and A Parian Prince of Wales Jug, unknown factory, possibly Copeland, late 19th century, similar in shape to the preceding, with maiden handle and frontally applied with a putto, 35cm high (4)
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A Parcel Gilt and Partly Tinted Figure of a Classical Beauty at her Toilet, after W C Marshall, Copeland, dated 1861, the young figure seated on a stool admiring herself in a mirror, impressed Copeland, Crystal Palace Art Union, W C Marshall RA Sculpt Pub January 1st 1861, 40cm highProvenance: The Thornton Collection Part 1, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 216.
Guide Price: £150-200
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A Blue Tinted Parian Classical Ewer, unknown factory, circa 1860, modelled as a merman clutching the spout of a vessel, with a dolphin mask, on an anodised metal tripod foot, 37cm high; and A Blue Tinted and Flower Encrusted Two-Handled Baluster Vase and Cover, unknown factory, circa 1850, with rose finial to the domed cover, the front and reverse with encrusted diverse flowers, rustic twig handles, 33cm high (2)
Guide Price: £120-180
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