Lot Essay
Cf. H. Reber, Höchst aus drei Jahrhunderten, Frankfurt, 1989 p. 57 for a comparable figure.
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1760-1765
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A Höchst figure of a ballet teacher
1760-1765
Modelled by Laurentius Russinger, painted in colours, his hair combed with a bow, wearing a yellow jacket outlined in gilt and blue, lilac breeches, white socks and black buckled shoes, leaning against a gnarled treetrunk and standing on a rocaille base outlined in gilt and purple (one finger missing)
13 cm. high
See illustration
1760-1765
Modelled by Laurentius Russinger, painted in colours, his hair combed with a bow, wearing a yellow jacket outlined in gilt and blue, lilac breeches, white socks and black buckled shoes, leaning against a gnarled treetrunk and standing on a rocaille base outlined in gilt and purple (one finger missing)
13 cm. high
See illustration
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