A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COOK FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COOK FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES

CIRCA 1756, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, IMPRESSED G AND 14, MODELED BY P. REINICKE

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COOK FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
CIRCA 1756, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, IMPRESSED G AND 14, MODELED BY P. REINICKE
The cook holding a frying pan, another dish within the brick stove before him
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, January 1953.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, vol. IV, 1992, pp. 66-67, no. 43.
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