A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE MARQUIS from the Cris de Paris series modelled by P. Reinicke, in puce jacket and breeches, flowered yellow waistcoat and cuffs edged with gilding, carrying his tricorn hat under his left arm, a sword at his side, standing on a scroll-moulded mound base enriched in gilding and applied with flowers and foliage (his left hand and tip of sword lacking, slight chip to edge of waistcoat), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1757

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE MARQUIS from the Cris de Paris series modelled by P. Reinicke, in puce jacket and breeches, flowered yellow waistcoat and cuffs edged with gilding, carrying his tricorn hat under his left arm, a sword at his side, standing on a scroll-moulded mound base enriched in gilding and applied with flowers and foliage (his left hand and tip of sword lacking, slight chip to edge of waistcoat), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1757
12.5cm. high

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Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, op. cit., p. 115 taken from a drawing by Christophe Hüet

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