FINE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
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Rare Doccia White Group of
a Hound and two Bears, perhaps after a model by G.B. Foggini, both bears
with curly fur,
one standing on its hind legs and clasping a fruit, the other on all fours
and crouching over the hound, on a rockwork mound and waisted rectangular
base.
Circa 1752
Height: 8 1/8in (20.5 cm)
In the 1757 inventories mention is made of some miniature groups of
animals, see Arthur Lane, op. cit. (1954), pl. 41, pls 63A and B, although
smaller than the present examples the models would appear to be related,
the dog in 63A is very close to the present hound and the bears in 63B are
similarly modelled.
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Florence 1652-1725)
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