A MEISSEN FIGURE OF AN ALBANIAN modelled by J.J. Kändler, in an iron-red hat, yellow jacket, striped sash and blue pantaloons, standing holding a gun, with a dagger tucked into his sash and a sword at his side, before a tree-stump on a square mound base applied with flowers and leaves (cracked through tree-stump and one leg, restoration to gun, right sleeve, left hand and sword, repaired chip to pantaloons, tips of fingers and left thumb and end of sword lacking, minor chips to flowers and leaves), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1740

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF AN ALBANIAN modelled by J.J. Kändler, in an iron-red hat, yellow jacket, striped sash and blue pantaloons, standing holding a gun, with a dagger tucked into his sash and a sword at his side, before a tree-stump on a square mound base applied with flowers and leaves (cracked through tree-stump and one leg, restoration to gun, right sleeve, left hand and sword, repaired chip to pantaloons, tips of fingers and left thumb and end of sword lacking, minor chips to flowers and leaves), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1740
20cm. high

Lot Essay

Taken from an engraving, "Ein albanische Soldat", engraved by Christoph Weigel, Abbildung des türkischen Hofes..., pl. 3. For a full discussion of these figures and their graphic sources see Siegfried Ducret, 'Vorbilder für Porzellanmalereien', Keramos, 1969, no. 44, pp. 12-17

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