A rare pair of Derby groups

A rare pair of Derby groups of Procris and Renaldo and Armida; Procis reclining against a tree trunk, with Cephalus removing an arrow, and Renaldo asleep as Armida attempts to cover him with leaves and flowers, each decorated in coloured enamels and gilt, before a tree-stump, on flower and leaf applied mound base, 8" high, circa 1778, incised No 75 and No 76

Provenance: The Wernher Collection, Luton Hoo, number 190

See Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, page 232, for a similar pair, in the Victoria and Albert Museum 

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