A Meissen figure of a seated Dutchman
A Meissen figure of a seated Dutchman

CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK

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A Meissen figure of a seated Dutchman
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark
Wearing a blue and yellow turban, black jacket and pantaloons, holding a blue and white ewer in his left hand and seated on a turquoise cushion on rockwork, on a shaped rectangular mound base applied with coloured flowers and foliage (ewer handle and right index finger restored replacements, right hand restuck at wrist, restoration to bottom right leg of pantaloons, slight chipping to flowers and foliage)
4 in. (12 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby's, 2 March 1994, lot 125.

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