Lot Essay
Figures from this first series were based on the engravings by the Compte de Caylus after the drawings by Edme Bouchardon.
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CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A LEMON SELLER FROM THE 'RUSSIAN STREET TRADER' SERIES
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
Modeled standing, carrying a box of lemons
5 ¾ in. (14.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
Modeled standing, carrying a box of lemons
5 ¾ in. (14.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, September 1949.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 65-66, no. 42.
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