A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A 'DANCING BOY'
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A 'DANCING BOY'

CIRCA 1748, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT THE BACK, MODELLED BY J.J. KÄNDLER

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A 'DANCING BOY'
Circa 1748, blue crossed swords mark at the back, modelled by J.J. Kändler
Modelled wearing a leaf hat and lavender shawl over a flowered white robe, his right knee and left hand raised, the mound base applied with flowers
8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Rainer Rückert, Meissner Porzellan, Munich, 1966, no. 921; The Nyffeler Collection of German Porcelain, Christie's King Street, 6 June 1986, lot 70; and Fine Continental Ceramics from the Collection of the late Siegfried and Lola Kramarsky, Christie's New York, 30 October 1993, lot 60

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