A Derby 'dry edge' figure of Mars

A Derby 'dry edge' figure of Mars, in the white, standing, wearing a helmet and armour, as a Roman centurion, his left hand holding a sword, and with flags, a shield and a cannon ball at his side, on mound base, 6 1/2" high, circa 1754, no mark

Provenance; Robin Barkla Collection

See Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, page 41, figure 24, for a similar figure 

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