A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE SQUIRE OF ALSATIA modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke from the Cries of London series, in black tricorn hat with iron-red plumes, peruke, pink jacket, white gloves and yellow breeches, standing, holding a stick and with a sword at his waist before a tree-stump on a scroll-moulded mound base applied with flowers and leaves and enriched with gilding (chips to hat and plume, minute chip to wrist bow and front of base, tip of his left index finger and tip of sword lacking), blue crossed swords mark to back of base, circa 1750

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE SQUIRE OF ALSATIA modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke from the Cries of London series, in black tricorn hat with iron-red plumes, peruke, pink jacket, white gloves and yellow breeches, standing, holding a stick and with a sword at his waist before a tree-stump on a scroll-moulded mound base applied with flowers and leaves and enriched with gilding (chips to hat and plume, minute chip to wrist bow and front of base, tip of his left index finger and tip of sword lacking), blue crossed swords mark to back of base, circa 1750
13.5cm. high

Lot Essay

Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, op. cit., p. 132 and p. 133 for the engraving by Pierce Tempest from a drawing by Marcellus Laroon from which this figure was derived; see alos Rainer Rückert, op. cit. no. 968

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