Lot Essay
This model was first modelled in 1771. A similar example is illustrated by Kurt Röder, Das Höchster Porzellan (Mainz, 1925), fig. 360.
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CIRCA 1771, BLUE WHEEL MARK, INCISED R
Details
A HÖCHST FIGURE OF A BOY (DAS ZERBROCHENER EI)
CIRCA 1771, BLUE WHEEL MARK, INCISED R
Modelled by J.P. Melchior with his body twisted to the left with his left arm raised, wearing a pale-yellow jacket with a pale-blue border and gilt buttons, a white shirt and puce breeches, standing barefoot by a pile of rocks, his right hand steadying three eggs in his black hat by gripping the brim, a broken egg at his feet, on a grassy mound base edged with rocks (minute chipping to edge of base, minute flake to enamel of hat brim, slight firing faults to legs)
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1771, BLUE WHEEL MARK, INCISED R
Modelled by J.P. Melchior with his body twisted to the left with his left arm raised, wearing a pale-yellow jacket with a pale-blue border and gilt buttons, a white shirt and puce breeches, standing barefoot by a pile of rocks, his right hand steadying three eggs in his black hat by gripping the brim, a broken egg at his feet, on a grassy mound base edged with rocks (minute chipping to edge of base, minute flake to enamel of hat brim, slight firing faults to legs)
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With A. Torre, from whom it was purchased in 1967.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.