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SeeProperty of the Estate of the Late 13th duc de la Force, Sold by Order of the Executors; Christie's, London, 19 May 1999, lot 210 for the set of Four Continents to which the present model belongs.
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CIRCA 1748, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE UNDERSIDE, MODELLED BY F.E. MEYER
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A MEISSEN FIGURE EMBLEMATIC OF AFRICA
Circa 1748, faint blue crossed swords mark to the underside, modelled by F.E. Meyer
From a set of the Continents, the tribesman wearing an elephant headdress, pale yellow-lined pink cloak, a multi-coloured feather skirt secured with two jewelled gold girdles
6in. (15.9cm.) high
Circa 1748, faint blue crossed swords mark to the underside, modelled by F.E. Meyer
From a set of the Continents, the tribesman wearing an elephant headdress, pale yellow-lined pink cloak, a multi-coloured feather skirt secured with two jewelled gold girdles
6in. (15.9cm.) high