Lot 174 , A rare Chelsea figure of a dancing girl, c.1752-55, probably modelled by Joseph Willems, 16 cm high, discoloured restoration

A rare Chelsea figure of a dancing girl, c.1752-55, probably modelled by Joseph Willems,
standing and holding the pleats of her skirt, on a flower encrusted mound base, unmarked.

cf. a similar figure in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession Number: 64.101.420.
16 cm high, discoloured restoration
£300-500

Condition:
Some black sparkling and fitting to the glaze, a few glaze hairlines below her right hand on the back of her dress. Discoloured restoration to her hat, around her neck and shoulders, to her left hand and where it joins her skirt. Slight losses to leaves on the encrusted base, otherwise in reasonable condition.

Sold for £1,600