A rare Derby biscuit porcelain figure of a young man

A rare Derby biscuit porcelain figure of a young man, probably modelled by Joseph Spengler, seated on a rocky mound, and playing a pipe, on detachable 'D' shaped plinth, 10 1/4" high, circa 1795, incised crowned crossed batons mark, model number 394 and repairer's marks

Provenance; The Hudson Collection

This figure is taken from the rear model in the important Derby 'The Russian Shepherds' group, an example of which is in the Victoria and Albert Museum 

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