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Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Four Seasons C.1754-1764
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Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Four Seasons C.1754-1764

18th century
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A fine Bow porcelain figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Seasons. A youth seated against a bocage of flowers and grapes, holding a wine cup in his left hand and squeezing juice from a bunch of grapes held in his right. Set on a raised, scrolled base. Decorated in lovely light and bright enamels with gilt highlights and gilded scrolls to the base. Marked with a red anchor and dagger to the back of the base. c.1754-1764.

Reference: Bow Porcelain Figures, Bradshaw, entry B47.

It measures 19cm (7 1/2") high and 11cm (4 1/4") by 10.3cm (4") wide.

In excellent condition. There is a firing shrinkage crack around the right shoulder and there may have possibly been a clean repair associated with it. MInor losses to the edges of the bocage as is usual. No restoration and minimal handling wear. There is a superficial firing crack just under the base.

Physical Dimensions
Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Depth
10.3cm (4.06")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this Bow Porcelain Autumn Figure to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1199895
Dealers Internal Reference
RA1084
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A fine Bow porcelain figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Seasons.
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A youth seated against a bocage of flowers and grapes, holding a wine cup in his left hand and squeezing juice from a bunch of grapes held in his right.
The Fancy Fox

Set on a raised, scrolled base. Decorated in lovely light and bright enamels with gilt highlights and gilded scrolls to the base. Marked with a red anchor and dagger to the back of the base. c.1754-1764.

fig 1. An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base.
fig 1. Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Four Seasons C.1754-1764

Reference: Bow Porcelain Figures, Bradshaw, entry B47.

It measures 19cm (7 1/2") high and 11cm (4 1/4") by 10.3cm (4") wide.

In excellent condition. There is a firing shrinkage crack around the right shoulder and there may have possibly been a clean repair associated with it. MInor losses to the edges of the bocage as is usual. No restoration and minimal handling wear. There is a superficial firing crack just under the base.

Height
19cm (7.48")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Depth
10.3cm (4.06")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Bow Porcelain Autumn Figure to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1199895
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1084
The Fancy Fox
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Archive I An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base.

Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Autumn from the Adolescent Four Seasons C.1754-1764

Archive II An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View II
Archive III An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View X
Archive XI An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View XI
Archive XII An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View XII
Archive XIII An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View XIII
Archive XIV An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base. View XIV
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An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base.
Rare Bow Porcelain Figure Of Autumn From The Adolescent Four Seasons c.1754-1764
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An 18th-century Bow soft-paste porcelain figure depicting an allegorical youth standing beside floral bocage on a pierced gilded scroll base.
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Manufactured during the mid-18th century, soft-paste porcelain figures were developed by English manufactories such as Bow and Chelsea to emulate continental imports, frequently depicting allegorical themes, personifications of seasons, or pastoral characters.

These items were slip-cast or hand-modelled using a soft-paste porcelain mixture containing bone ash or glass frit, fired, and subsequently decorated with hand-applied overglaze enamels and gilding.

Authentic pieces generally display characteristic soft-paste translucency under light, an unglazed foot rim, specific painter marks or impressed symbols, subtle firing blemishes, and hand-formed foliage details.

Small ceramic figures provide subtle historical detail when arranged inside glass display cabinets, positioned on bookshelves alongside antique books, or placed on console tables with modern minimal accents.

Dust gently with a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleansers or abrasive chemicals on enamel paintwork and gilding to prevent wear or loss of fragile applied details.
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