Early Putto Holding Bird

This is a nice early figurine of a putto made by Derby in about 1756-60. One sees many different versions of their putti but this one here is a very early version and one you rarely ever see. The putto is holding a bird in one hand and a floral arrangement in the other with a basket of flowers by his side and a small boccage in the form of a branch and leaves coming out of a stem behind it. Wreath of flowers and leaves on the head and a nice cloth covering up the mid section. All in all a nice example and in terms of putti figures a very nice example. The piece is in good condition with the expected damage to leaves and flowers and the bird's tail is missing the tip plus the bird was off the hand at some point and reglued. There is an extra blob of porcelain on the side of the base from when it was made. The figure is unmarked underneath which is normal but it does ahve the typical underside with two light patchmarks. The figurine is 5 inches tall, 2.25 inches wide and 2.25 inches deep. Please email me for more information or other pictures.