Another One Of Those 'Good Luck' Stories I Like So Much,

this time about a porcelain face,

the sculpture of a child's head has been precariously balanced atop a wine bottle on a mantelpiece for years, the owner not knowing its value, the eight inch tall sculpture, made by Louis Francois Roubiliac between 1748 and 1750, depicts a child's smiling face and has been described as the 'holy grail' of English porcelain, experts did not even know existed until now, it is one of the earliest examples of porcelain from the famous Chelsea factory,



Fergus Gambon, department director of British ceramics at Bonhams, commented ' My heart stopped, I was immediately struck by its radiance and beauty, the unknown child's smiling face and thick, curly hair are beautifully modelled, beneath a glaze as smooth as silk, the result is a piece of sculpture of great delicacy and pathos',


the good news is that specialists believe it could break the world record price for early English porcelain - which currently stands at £223,650 pounds, so any bidders? the head will be sold at the British Pottery and Porcelain auction at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London, on April 18.