A Derby 'dry edge' figure emblematic of Winter, circa 1752-55A Derby 'dry edge' figure emblematic of Winter, circa 1752-55Modelled by Agostino Carlini, seated on a low mound base and draped in a voluminous cloak, leaning over a fire on the ground before him and warming his hands, left in the white, 11cm highProvenanceBunny and Paul Davies CollectionA complete set of Derby seasons of this model is illustrated by Dennis G Rice, Derby Porcelain (1983), p.79 and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum by J V G Mallet, 'Agostini Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby', in British Ceramic Design 1600-2002 (2002), p.48.