A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A GRENADIER in a tall brown fur and iron-red hat, white jacket, waistcoat and breeches, iron-red cuffs and lapels, gilt buttoned leggings and black shoes, with his hair tied en queue and a bushy moustache, a black bag at his waist with the monogram MT and a sword, standing to attention holding a rifle in his right hand on a mound base (tip of rifle lacking and chip to nose), faint blue crossed swords mark to back of base, circa 1740
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A GRENADIER in a tall brown fur and iron-red hat, white jacket, waistcoat and breeches, iron-red cuffs and lapels, gilt buttoned leggings and black shoes, with his hair tied en queue and a bushy moustache, a black bag at his waist with the monogram MT and a sword, standing to attention holding a rifle in his right hand on a mound base (tip of rifle lacking and chip to nose), faint blue crossed swords mark to back of base, circa 1740
9.7cm. high
Lot Essay
Cf. K. Butler, Meissner Porzellanplastik des 18 Jahrhunderts die Sammlung der Ermitage, no. 93