A MEISSEN GROUP OF THE FLUTE LESSON, the boy in a yellow hat, pale-blue jacket and breeches with gilt buttons and a patterned waistcoat, the girl in a white bodice with yellow dots, a puce patterned skirt and white apron, he standing leaning on his companion's shoulder and holding a flute for her to play, she sitting holding her hat with a basket of grapes at her feet, before tree-stumps on a white mound base moulded with gilt scrolls (restoration to hairbow, flute, handle of basket and tops of tree-stumps, chips to his right cuff, back and corner of jacket, her left sleeve and leaves), blue crossed swords mark, incised 25., circa 1760
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A MEISSEN GROUP OF THE FLUTE LESSON, the boy in a yellow hat, pale-blue jacket and breeches with gilt buttons and a patterned waistcoat, the girl in a white bodice with yellow dots, a puce patterned skirt and white apron, he standing leaning on his companion's shoulder and holding a flute for her to play, she sitting holding her hat with a basket of grapes at her feet, before tree-stumps on a white mound base moulded with gilt scrolls (restoration to hairbow, flute, handle of basket and tops of tree-stumps, chips to his right cuff, back and corner of jacket, her left sleeve and leaves), blue crossed swords mark, incised 25., circa 1760
13.5cm. high
Lot Essay
Cf. the example sold in these Rooms, 16 March 1970, lot 158