A MEISSEN FIGURE OF COLUMBINE modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke from The Duke of Weissenfels series in a pink hat, chequered jacket with playing cards and pink half-sleeves, white skirt and yellow shoes with blue bows, standing turned to her left in dancing pose holding a slap-stick on a mound base applied with leaves and flowers (slight chip to right foot and hat bow), faint blue crossed swords mark, circa 1744
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF COLUMBINE modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke from The Duke of Weissenfels series in a pink hat, chequered jacket with playing cards and pink half-sleeves, white skirt and yellow shoes with blue bows, standing turned to her left in dancing pose holding a slap-stick on a mound base applied with leaves and flowers (slight chip to right foot and hat bow), faint blue crossed swords mark, circa 1744
13cm. high
Lot Essay
Cf. Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, op. cit., vol. I, p. 323 and p. 325 and Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, p. 208