Lot Essay
Formerly attributed to Brussels, see J. Helbig, La Céramique Bruxelloise, Bruxelles, 1946, planche XIX, for a related example in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels.
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1745-1790, ATTRIBUTED TO FELICE CLERICI
Details
A Milan maiolica chinoiserie figure of a Magot
1745-1790, ATTRIBUTED TO FELICE CLERICI
Decorated in yellow, green, iron-red, blue and manganese-red, modelled in relief, the seated corpulent male figure wearing red shoes and a richly ornamented Oriental robe enhanced with bands of scrolling foliage, holding his pot belly with his hands, the large head en suiteade as a cover
26 cm. high (2)
1745-1790, ATTRIBUTED TO FELICE CLERICI
Decorated in yellow, green, iron-red, blue and manganese-red, modelled in relief, the seated corpulent male figure wearing red shoes and a richly ornamented Oriental robe enhanced with bands of scrolling foliage, holding his pot belly with his hands, the large head en suiteade as a cover
26 cm. high (2)
Provenance
Auction house Fischer, Luzern, Sale October 1945, nr. 71.
The present owner.
The present owner.
Special notice
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