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Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Antique Porcelain Figure Group to the Georgian era.
Both figures dressed in classical robes, and set upon a rectangular base, inscribed ‘CEPHALUS & PROCRIS’.
Height – 27.5 cm, 10 7/8”.
Width – 18.5 cm, 7 1/8”.
Depth – 10.5 cm, 4 1/8”.
Condition – Repair to his left arm and arrow. Her left hand. Minor glaze abrasions to base. Otherwise excellent condition.
Despite the fact that the partnership of Lakin and Poole lasted for around five years, they were responsible for the manufacture of figures of the finest quality.
In Greek mythology, Cephalus married Procris, daughter of Erechtheus, King of Athens. Procris, mistakenly suspected Cephalus of infidelity, and followed him, whilst he hunted game. Upon realising her suspicions were unfounded, she leapt with joy, Procris, assuming that the movement was that of a wild beast, instinctively fired an arrow, which pierces her heart, and she dies.
Philip Carrol Antiques has dated this Antique Porcelain Figure Group to the Georgian era.
Philip carrol antiques was established in 1983
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Lakin and Poole Group Cephalus and Procris, C. 1795.
