Lot Essay
Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, op. cit. (London 1987), p. 183.
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CIRCA 1748, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASE
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A Meissen figure of a blackamoor lemonseller
Circa 1748, blue crossed swords mark to back of base
Modelled by P. Reinicke, wearing a white headdress, a white robe tied at the waist with a turquoise sash over a mauve undergarment, holding a basket of lemons in her left hand, standing on a shaped circular mound base applied with a flower and foliage (right thumb lacking, minute chip to tip of left index finger)
5 in. (13.9 cm.) high
Circa 1748, blue crossed swords mark to back of base
Modelled by P. Reinicke, wearing a white headdress, a white robe tied at the waist with a turquoise sash over a mauve undergarment, holding a basket of lemons in her left hand, standing on a shaped circular mound base applied with a flower and foliage (right thumb lacking, minute chip to tip of left index finger)
5 in. (13.9 cm.) high