Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF PAINTED CHALK FIGURES

PAIR OF PAINTED CHALK FIGURES - Ca. 18th century AD. A pair of painted chalk figures of female water carriers, including, from left to right: a standing woman in a long gathered robe with a scarf draped from the head and a globular jar at her side, on a circular base; and a companion figure with the right arm raised to support a large ovoid jar on the shoulder, the gown with a beaded girdle at the waist, on a similar base.Size: 400-420mm x 115-130mm; Weight: 2.9kgProvenance: Private UK Collection.