A LUDWIGSBURG MINIATURE FIGURE OF A GENTLEMAN a sword under his arm, in black tricorn hat, puce edged coat, yellow waistcoat and breeches and leather apron on a shaped base (minute chip to hat, ends of sword lacking) impressed F1:3W, incised 49., painter's mark S in iron-red, circa 1765
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A LUDWIGSBURG MINIATURE FIGURE OF A GENTLEMAN a sword under his arm, in black tricorn hat, puce edged coat, yellow waistcoat and breeches and leather apron on a shaped base (minute chip to hat, ends of sword lacking) impressed F1:3W, incised 49., painter's mark S in iron-red, circa 1765
6.5cm. high
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From the series of Carnival de Venise figures modelled by Johann Jakob Louis apparently inspired by Duke Carl Eugen of Wurtemberg's visit to Venice in 1767 and the introduction of Venetian fairs thereafter