A Royal Worcester figure of 'The Bather Surprised', modelled by Sir Thomas Brock, circa 1899
Estimate $2,500 – $3,500
finely modelled as a partially clad classical figure, before a tree trunk, decorated in ivory with blush ivory and gilt drape, the trunk in green highlighted in gilt, model 486, puce printed mark and impressed marks to base
65.5 cm high
Literature
Henry Sandon, Royal Worcester Porcelain from 1862 to the Present Day, Barrie and Jenkins London 1978, pl 29 (illustrated, another example)
The Bather Surprised, Worcester model 486 was produced in three sizes, of which the current lot is the largest. The original figure of Salmacis was designed by Brock in 1868 and an example was exhibited at the Paris exhibition of 1878
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