Porcelain Bow-Style Commedia Dell Arte
Lot Description
Lot 67. A continental porcelain Bow-style commedia dell'arte figure group of 'The Italian Musicians'. 19th century, spurious bow iron-red anchor and dagger mark Modelled with Harlequin and Columbine seated side-by-side on a rocky mound, Columbine playing a guitar, a hound at their feet, damages and restoration. Date is mid-1850's 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high Estimate:$1,100 - $1,400
Price realised with premium:$1,064
Sale date:07/12/2012
Provenance
Works of Art from the Collection of the late Lord Forte (Lots 1 - 205): The Forte family name is synonymous with the world famous hotel brand established by the entrepreneurial magnate Charles Forte (1908-2007), who created a worldwide empire of restaurants and hotels from virtually nothing. Having opened his first ‘milk bar’ on Regent Street, London, at the age of 26 in 1935, he built an impressive portfolio and a company which became FTSE 100 listed. He was awarded a knighthood in 1970 and was subsequently raised to the peerage, as a life peer, in 1982 as Baron Forte of Ripley in Surrey.
Literature
See Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, Singapore, 2001, p. 66, no. 88 for this model.
