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A fine pair of Derby
Goldfinches, each delicately and naturalistically painted and perched on a
tree stump issuing brightly coloured leaves and flowers, both in typically
animated pose, one upright and alert, the other looking to one side, each
spreading base painted with a moth in flight in tones of red, black and
yellow.
c. 1758-60
Height: one 4ins (9.6 cms)
the other 3¼ ins (8.3 cms)
Marks: patch marks to the underside of the bases.
The moths or butterflies on their bases are rare features and quite
different from those executed by the Moth Painter, having more in common
with insects and flowers found on porcelain decorated in London at outside
decorating houses in the early 1750’s.
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