A pair of Bow figures of a huntsman and his companion, circa 1752Both modelled seated on square bases with one arm resting on a tree trunk, the huntsman holding a gun, his dog at his side, his lady companion with a smaller dog standing on its hind quarters, left in the white, 12.5cm and 13cm high (2)FootnotesProvenance Bunny and Paul Davies Collection These figures have traditionally been ascribed to the 'Muses Modeller' but may be the work of another in the period immediately following production of the 'Muses' figures. See Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman Bow Porcelain (1982), p.126, fig.193 for a similar pair. They exhibit the high degree of hand modelling typical of early Bow figures.
A pair of Bow figures of a huntsman and his companion, circa 1752Both modelled seated on square bases with one arm resting on a tree trunk, the huntsman holding a gun, his dog at his side, his lady companion with a smaller dog standing on its hind quarters, left in the white, 12.5cm and 13cm high (2)FootnotesProvenance Bunny and Paul Davies Collection These figures have traditionally been ascribed to the 'Muses Modeller' but may be the work of another in the period immediately following production of the 'Muses' figures. See Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman Bow Porcelain (1982), p.126, fig.193 for a similar pair. They exhibit the high degree of hand modelling typical of early Bow figures.
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