A MEISSEN 'CRIS DE PARIS' FIGURE OF A NIGHTWATCHMAN
A MEISSEN 'CRIS DE PARIS' FIGURE OF A NIGHTWATCHMAN

CIRCA 1757, TWO BLUE PARALLEL LINES ON THE UNDERSIDE, MODELLED BY P. REINEKE AFTER A DESIGN BY CHRISTOPHE HÜET

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A MEISSEN 'CRIS DE PARIS' FIGURE OF A NIGHTWATCHMAN
Circa 1757, two blue parallel lines on the underside, modelled by P. Reineke after a design by Christophe Hüet
Modelled striding forward wearing pale blue cape, gold-buttoned gray vest, iron-red flowered vest, and pale blue breeches, his stockings rolled down below his knee, a basket filled with four bottles of wine resting on the tree stump at his left, a lantern in his right hand, on rocaille-molded mound base enriched in gilt
5 7/8in. (20cm.) high
拍場告示
The catalogue illustration for this lot is incorrectly numbered as lot 426.

拍品專文

Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, London, 1987, pp. 116-117