{"product_id":"a-derby-porcelain-figure-of-the-infant-hercules-circa-1780","title":"A Derby Porcelain Figure of the Infant Hercules, circa 1780","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA finely modelled Derby porcelain figure of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInfant Hercules\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, shown standing in a relaxed contrapposto pose and leaning against his substantial club. He is draped in the pelt of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNemean lion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its head forming a hood above his own and the skin falling in folds around his body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure is painted in a restrained palette, with the lion skin picked out in warm reddish-brown tones, the club in mottled brown and green, and the naturalistic rocky base washed in green. The face is delicately enamelled with softly painted features and red lips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attractive example of Derby’s late 18th-century mythological figure production, combining classical subject matter with the softer, more playful modelling characteristic of the factory during this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca 1780.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 14 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Minor nicks to the edge of the lion pelt over the right arm, with slight wear to the enamels. Otherwise in good condition for its age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Ceramics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64520413217145,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/antiqueceramics.co.uk\/products\/a-derby-porcelain-figure-of-the-infant-hercules-circa-1780","provider":"Antique Ceramics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}