Lot Essay
Cf. Siegfried Ducret, op. cit. (Zrich, 1958), Vol. II, p. 245, Abb. 445 for a similar example.
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CIRCA 1780, BLUE Z MARK, INCISED .H. AND INVERTED L. 3
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A Zrich figure of a woodcutter
Circa 1780, blue Z mark, incised <->.H. and inverted L. 3
With his black hat pushed to the back of his head, a pale-green jacket, a loose white shirt and purple breeches, standing barefoot holding an axe, resting against a tree-stump with splintered branches and a chisel at his feet, on a shallow square grassy mound base (minute chipping to edge of base, slight flaking to black enamel, minute wear to silvering of axehead)
5.5/8 in. (14.5 cm.) high
Circa 1780, blue Z mark, incised <->.H. and inverted L. 3
With his black hat pushed to the back of his head, a pale-green jacket, a loose white shirt and purple breeches, standing barefoot holding an axe, resting against a tree-stump with splintered branches and a chisel at his feet, on a shallow square grassy mound base (minute chipping to edge of base, slight flaking to black enamel, minute wear to silvering of axehead)
5.5/8 in. (14.5 cm.) high