A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MILK-VENDOR from the Cris od St. Petersburg series modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, with a covered pail on his head and a beaker in his right hand, in black hat, blue jacket, yellow breeches, white socks and black shoes on a mound base applied with coloured flowers (restoration to hat, left arm, right hand, neck, some retouching to enamels), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1745

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A MILK-VENDOR from the Cris od St. Petersburg series modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, with a covered pail on his head and a beaker in his right hand, in black hat, blue jacket, yellow breeches, white socks and black shoes on a mound base applied with coloured flowers (restoration to hat, left arm, right hand, neck, some retouching to enamels), blue crossed swords mark at back, circa 1745
17.5cm. high

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Cf. A similar example was sold in our New York Rooms, 21 November 1980, lot 377 and another in these Rooms, 29 November 1976, lot 167, see also Len and Yvonne Adams, op.cit., p.140

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