CIRCA 1756
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A pair of Chelsea sweetmeat-figures
Circa 1756
After Meissen originals by J.J. Kändler, modelled as a Turk and his lady companion each wearing exotic Oriental dress of turbans, robes and pointed slippers, enriched in pale colours, holding scallop-shells painted with scattered flowers and on flower-encrusted bases (both with chips to flowers and edges of scallop-shells, his shell with re-glued section, she with one restored and rebroken thumb, minor chipping to edges of robes), he with red anchor mark to tree-trunk
6 5/8in. (17.5cm.) high (2)
Circa 1756
After Meissen originals by J.J. Kändler, modelled as a Turk and his lady companion each wearing exotic Oriental dress of turbans, robes and pointed slippers, enriched in pale colours, holding scallop-shells painted with scattered flowers and on flower-encrusted bases (both with chips to flowers and edges of scallop-shells, his shell with re-glued section, she with one restored and rebroken thumb, minor chipping to edges of robes), he with red anchor mark to tree-trunk
6 5/8in. (17.5cm.) high (2)