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==Lot Description== | ==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 | Lot 67. A continental [[Category::Porcelain|porcelain]] [[description::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-[[dated::1850]]'s | ||
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high Estimate:$1,100 - $1,400 | 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high Estimate:$1,100 - [[estimate::$1,400]] | ||
Price realised with premium:$1,064 | Price realised with premium:[[price::$1,064]] | ||
Sale date:07/12/2012 | Sale date:[[date::07/12/2012]] | ||
==Provenance== | ==Provenance== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
[[File:dell_arte.jpg|thumb|The Italian | [[File:dell_arte.jpg|thumb|The Italian Musicians]] | ||
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See Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, Singapore, 2001, p. 66, no. 88 for this model. | See Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, Singapore, 2001, p. 66, no. 88 for this model. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:30, 17 July 2012
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 - $1,400"$" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1400.
Price realised with premium:$1,064"$" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1064.
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.
