Royal Copenhagen, Rare Antique Porcelain Allegorical Figure of America

Circa 1775, blue waves factory mark, hand-painted and gilt porcelain, the allegorical figure seated riverside, a mask head emerging within cattails.

7 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Josephine Chapman Borthwick, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Literature: Dictionary of Marks-Pottery and Porcelain by Ralph M. and Terry H. Kovel, page 203, figure (e).

Break to figure's bow; nick to one blade of grass; dust soiling to crevices.