Lot Essay
For the sedan chair model see Rainer Rückert, Meissener Porzellan, Munich, 1966, p.172, fig. 964.
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A COURTESAN AND ANOTHER OF A LADY IN A SEDAN CHAIR
MID-18TH CENTURY
The courtesan modelled holding a fan in her right hand, the sedan chair decorated with flower sprays, the lady gazing out of the window
The courtesan - 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
MID-18TH CENTURY
The courtesan modelled holding a fan in her right hand, the sedan chair decorated with flower sprays, the lady gazing out of the window
The courtesan - 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
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