Lot Essay
Cf. Prof. Dr. Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Sammlung Darmstaedter (1933), fig. 50 and the example sold in these Rooms on 3 October 1988, lot 136.
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CIRCA 1746, TRACES OF BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO UNDERSIDE OF BASE
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A Meissen figure of the lacemaker known as Barbara Uttmann
Circa 1746, traces of blue crossed swords mark to underside of base
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein, wearing a red-striped headscarf, puce bodice, white apron with puce dot ornament, yellow skirt and red shoes, sowing a small garment resting on a cushion in her lap, seated on a green cushion on a shaped grassy rockwork base (minute chip to tip of right shoe, slight flaking to green and puce enamels)
4.3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
Circa 1746, traces of blue crossed swords mark to underside of base
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein, wearing a red-striped headscarf, puce bodice, white apron with puce dot ornament, yellow skirt and red shoes, sowing a small garment resting on a cushion in her lap, seated on a green cushion on a shaped grassy rockwork base (minute chip to tip of right shoe, slight flaking to green and puce enamels)
4.3/8 in. (11 cm.) high