A MEISSEN FIGURE OF HARLEQUIN from the Commedia dell'Arte series made for the Duke of Weissenfels, modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, in a yellow conical hat, yellow-lined pink cape, jacket with a turquoise, chequered, puce-scale and white panel, his right arm with playing cards and stripes, white breeches and black shoes, standing in dancing pose turned to his right and leaning backwards and holding a slap-stick, on a mound base applied with flowers and leaves (restoration to hat, little finger of his right hand and left foot, chips to leaves), blue crossed swords amrk at back, circa 1744

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF HARLEQUIN from the Commedia dell'Arte series made for the Duke of Weissenfels, modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, in a yellow conical hat, yellow-lined pink cape, jacket with a turquoise, chequered, puce-scale and white panel, his right arm with playing cards and stripes, white breeches and black shoes, standing in dancing pose turned to his right and leaning backwards and holding a slap-stick, on a mound base applied with flowers and leaves (restoration to hat, little finger of his right hand and left foot, chips to leaves), blue crossed swords amrk at back, circa 1744
14.5cm. high

Lot Essay

Cf. Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, op. cit., vol. I, p. 334 and Len and Yvonne Adams, op. cit., p. 202. A similar example sold in these Rooms, 22 June 1992, lot 216 and examples sold Christie's Geneva, 11 May 1981, lot 106; 3 December 1982, lot 85 and 28 march 1983, lot 128

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