Lot Essay
Cf. Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, op. cit., (1972), vol. II, p. 275; see also the example sold in these Rooms on 4 October 1981, lot 72.
Various Properties
A Ludwigsburg figure of a butcher
CIRCA 1765, BLUE CROWNED INTERLACED C MARK, PAINTER'S 7 IN BLACK
Details
A Ludwigsburg figure of a butcher
Circa 1765, blue crowned interlaced C mark, painter's 7 in black
Modelled by P.F. Lejeune, carrying a ham over his shoulder, in green-lined orange hat, iron-red lined pale-blue jacket and breeches and yellow waistcoat, his right arm on his hip and standing before an axe resting on a tree-stump, on a mound base moulded with gilt scrolls (restored through ankles, knees and side of jacket by tree-stump, restoration to ham and handle of axe, minor chipping to extremities)
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high
Circa 1765, blue crowned interlaced C mark, painter's 7 in black
Modelled by P.F. Lejeune, carrying a ham over his shoulder, in green-lined orange hat, iron-red lined pale-blue jacket and breeches and yellow waistcoat, his right arm on his hip and standing before an axe resting on a tree-stump, on a mound base moulded with gilt scrolls (restored through ankles, knees and side of jacket by tree-stump, restoration to ham and handle of axe, minor chipping to extremities)
5¼in. (13.3cm.) high