A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF HARLEQUIN AND COLUMBINE modelled by J.J. Kändler, he in a yellow-lined purple hat, chequered and puce-scale panelled jacket, lilac breeches and yellow shoes with purple rosettes playing the bagpipes, she in a puce hat, yellow bodice with a white blouse, flowered skirt, white apron and yellow shoes, playing a hurdy-gurdy, both seated on rockwork bases applied with flowers and leaves (his left wrist and mouthpiece of bagpipes repaired, repaired chip to bagpipes, she with restoration to hat, hurdy-gurdy, sleeves, left little finger and right toe, chip to right sleeve and chips to flowers and leaves), blue crossed swords marks at back, circa 1745
Details
A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES OF HARLEQUIN AND COLUMBINE modelled by J.J. Kändler, he in a yellow-lined purple hat, chequered and puce-scale panelled jacket, lilac breeches and yellow shoes with purple rosettes playing the bagpipes, she in a puce hat, yellow bodice with a white blouse, flowered skirt, white apron and yellow shoes, playing a hurdy-gurdy, both seated on rockwork bases applied with flowers and leaves (his left wrist and mouthpiece of bagpipes repaired, repaired chip to bagpipes, she with restoration to hat, hurdy-gurdy, sleeves, left little finger and right toe, chip to right sleeve and chips to flowers and leaves), blue crossed swords marks at back, circa 1745
12.5cm. high (2)
Provenance
The Nyffeler Collection, sold Christie's, 9 June 1986, lot 73