TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF TRADERS

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TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF TRADERS
MODELLED BY P. REINICKE, COMPRISING: A FIGURAL SALT MODELLED AS A WOMAN CARRYING A BASKET, STANDING BAREFOOT IN STRAW HAT AND FULL SKIRT, AND A FIGURE OF A CHICKEN-PLUCKER, IN CAP AND APRON, STANDING IN THE ACTION OF HIS WORK WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS AT HIS SIDE, BOTH ON SCROLL-MOULDED BASE APPLIED WITH FLOWERS, BOTH ENRICHED IN COLOURS AND GILT -- 5 5/8IN. (14.5CM.) HIGH, CIRCA 1755-58 (SLIGHT DAMAGES)
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C.F LEN AND YVONNE ADAMS, MEISSEN PORTRAIT FIGURES, P.114 FOR AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE CHICKEN-PLUCKER AND NOTE ON THE MODEL'S ORIGINAL DERIVATION FROM A DESIGN BY CHRISTOPHE HüET, AND P.53 FOR AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE SALT

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