Lot Essay
Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, op. cit. (1987), p. 47.
THE PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF THE 2ND VISCOUNT BEARSTED MC
A Pair of Meissen ormolu-mounted figures of a shepherd and a shepherdess
HE CIRCA 1765, SHE CIRCA 1745, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
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A Pair of Meissen ormolu-mounted figures of a shepherd and a shepherdess
He circa 1765, she circa 1745, the mounts 19th century
The figures modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, he as a shepherd playing the recorder, in yellow hat, indianische Blumen jacket, turquoise breeches and yellow shoes with red rosettes, a bag slung over his shoulder, standing cross-legged with a dog at his feet, she as a shepherdess, in pink hat and bodice, white apron filled with flowers and purple flowered yellow skirt, holding flowers in her right hand and standing with a sheep at her feet, on mound bases applied with flowers and foliage, mounted on ormolu scroll bases before scroll and trellis arbours applied with porcelain flowers (he with tip of his little finger, end of recorder and left front leg of dog lacking, she with fingers of her left hand, right thumb and part of brim of hat lacking, both with some chipping, chips to flowers, gallery of one mount partly lacking)
28in. (11cm.) high overall (2)
He circa 1765, she circa 1745, the mounts 19th century
The figures modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, he as a shepherd playing the recorder, in yellow hat, indianische Blumen jacket, turquoise breeches and yellow shoes with red rosettes, a bag slung over his shoulder, standing cross-legged with a dog at his feet, she as a shepherdess, in pink hat and bodice, white apron filled with flowers and purple flowered yellow skirt, holding flowers in her right hand and standing with a sheep at her feet, on mound bases applied with flowers and foliage, mounted on ormolu scroll bases before scroll and trellis arbours applied with porcelain flowers (he with tip of his little finger, end of recorder and left front leg of dog lacking, she with fingers of her left hand, right thumb and part of brim of hat lacking, both with some chipping, chips to flowers, gallery of one mount partly lacking)
28in. (11cm.) high overall (2)