A CHELSEA FIGURE OF DR. BOLOARDO after the Commedia dell'Arte series modelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke for Meissen, standing with his right hand on his hip and his left arm raised, wearing black hat, ermine-lined black cloak, his pink jacket with white frilled collar, a brown belt edged in gilding and black breeches, the circular base applied with flowers and foliage (some restoration to hat and some retouching to black enamel, restored chip to edge of cloak and two buttons, broken across base and repaired, left hand restored and with index finger and thumb lacking, chips to yellow rosettes, flowers and foliage), circa 1754

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A CHELSEA FIGURE OF DR. BOLOARDO after the Commedia dell'Arte series modelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke for Meissen, standing with his right hand on his hip and his left arm raised, wearing black hat, ermine-lined black cloak, his pink jacket with white frilled collar, a brown belt edged in gilding and black breeches, the circular base applied with flowers and foliage (some restoration to hat and some retouching to black enamel, restored chip to edge of cloak and two buttons, broken across base and repaired, left hand restored and with index finger and thumb lacking, chips to yellow rosettes, flowers and foliage), circa 1754
15cm. high

Literature

Peter Bradshaw, op. cit., p. 98, Pl. 24

Lot Essay

Recorded in the 1755 Chelsea Sale Catalogue 'Three figures of an Italian doctor, a Chinese mask, and a beggar' (Tenth Day's sale, 20 March 1755, lot 25)

Taken from the Meissen original modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke for the Duke of Weissenfels between 1743 and 1745 inspired by Joullain's prints for Riccoboni's Histoire du Théâtre italien, Paris 1727

A Meissen example was sold in these Rooms on 22 June 1992, lot 225

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