A Vienna porcelain white gallant group of the flute lesson
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A Vienna porcelain white gallant group of the flute lesson

CIRCA 1780, MARKED WITH AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE BINDENSCHILD

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A Vienna porcelain white gallant group of the flute lesson
Circa 1780, marked with an underglaze blue Bindenschild
Modelled by A. Grassi after the engraving l'agréable leçon by R. Gaillard inspired by Boucher, depicting a seated boy holding a flute to the mouth of a seated young girl wearing a tight bodice and a flowing garment flanked by a recumbent sheep and a dog, further with a flower-encrusted neoclassical urn on a high pedestal, on shaped rockwork base
25.7 cm. high
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Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

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