Lot 39: A Pair of Victorian Hand-Painted Porcelain Figurines

A pair of Victorian glazed ceramic or porcelain figurines styled in the 18th-century or Rococo manner, identified through market consensus as bookends. The figures are brightly hand-painted with high-gloss finishes. The first figure depicts a boy wearing a red coat and blue trousers, holding a small basket. The second figure depicts a girl wearing a yellow bodice and a voluminous green skirt. Both figures feature hollow bases, which may have originally served as spill vases or shelf pockets, though their flat construction suggests a primary function as weighted bookends. The boy’s base features handwritten blue numbers “475.” The girl’s base displays a faint, green underglaze manufacturer’s stamp of an unclear design and a remnant of a white sticker.