Lot Essay
For an example with ribbons on the side of the hat, see Gisela Zick, op. cit. (Berlin 1978), no. 135.
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CIRCA 1755, UNDERGLAZE BLUE W AT BACK OF BASE, INDISTINCT IMPRESSED MARK
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A Berlin (Wegely) figure of Cupid in disguise as a tambourine player
Circa 1755, underglaze blue W at back of base, indistinct impressed mark
Scantily clad and wearing a large over-sized black tricorn hat, a tambourine slung like a drum from pink ribbons about his shoulders, a sword at his left hip, standing by a tree-stump playing the tambourine with drum-sticks on a circular rocaille-moulded mound base (one drum-stick lacking, restoration to hilt and tip of sword, drum-stick and right wing)
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
Circa 1755, underglaze blue W at back of base, indistinct impressed mark
Scantily clad and wearing a large over-sized black tricorn hat, a tambourine slung like a drum from pink ribbons about his shoulders, a sword at his left hip, standing by a tree-stump playing the tambourine with drum-sticks on a circular rocaille-moulded mound base (one drum-stick lacking, restoration to hilt and tip of sword, drum-stick and right wing)
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
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