A large Derby sweetmeat figure c.1756

A large Derby sweetmeat figure c.1756, modelled as a gentleman seated with crossed ankles, a shallow basket resting between his hands on his lap and painted to the interior with flowers, two lambs and a dog recumbent at his feet, his head turned to the right, raised on a scrolled base picked out in green, puce and gilt, minor restorations, 22.5cm.