Vintner's Companion

In the white: Young woman in a low-cut gown with puff sleeves and wearing a brimmed hat. She stands by a fruiting vinestock and carries a basket of grapes in her right hand, and raises a bunch of grapes (largely missing) in her left hand. Moulded in a dense body in typical muses modeller style and with slightly drab glaze. Straw translucency. Base partly wiped. H. 5.9 in (15.0 cm).

Provenance: Taylor Collection; Anon, Sotheby’s London, April 2002, Lot 150.