Painted with enamels, on a flat bases with flowers. The leopard stands beside a stump facing left with his right paw raised. The leopardess stands beside a stump facing right with her left paw raised.
Height of leopard: 6.9 cm
Marks: Patch marks to both.
Condition: Leopard has right leg professionally restored. Some minor chips to flowers on both bases and chip to base of leopardess.
Note: Figures of leopards are known in Derby porcelain into the 19th century, but these early figures are uncommon. There is a similar pair in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number C.1382-1924
£750
©Jill Gosling English Ceramics 2025