A Derby biscuit porcelain group, 'Group of Three Cupids', circa 1780, model 252, attributed to 'Repairer' (modeller) N.J.F. Gauron, three cupids posing upon rockwork around a tree, one with a dove and patting a dog, one playing the mandolin, the other plucking flowers from a basket; incised marks underside; see P. Bradshaw, 'Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848', plate 269, height 28 cm