A MATCHED PAIR OF NYMPHENBURG COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE FIGURES

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARKS, INCISED 68/2, 1 AND II, RESPECTIVELY

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A MATCHED PAIR OF NYMPHENBURG COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE FIGURES
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SHIELD MARKS, INCISED 68/2, 1 AND II, RESPECTIVELY
Each modelled standing in typical attire, Harlequin cradling a monkey in his arms, Columbine spooning pablum to the 'infant', on a gilt scroll base
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high (2)

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Please note that the incised marks on this piece should read 68 2 to Harlequin and 1. II to Columbine

Lot Essay

See Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, The Commedia dell'Arte and Porcelain Sculpture, London, 2001, p. 154, fig. 259 for an 18th century example of Harlequin by Bustelli in the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art.

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