Lot Essay
Cf. S. Ducret, op. cit. (Zürich, 1958), Vol. II, p. 42, pl. 65 where the author illustrates a similar example also from the Schwarzenbach Collection; see sale Sotheby's Zürich, 7th May 1978, lot 104.
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CIRCA 1775, BLUE Z MARK, INCISED ,
Details
A ZÜRICH FIGURE OF A MUSICIAN (HACKBRETTSPEILERIN)
CIRCA 1775, BLUE Z MARK, INCISED ,
From a series of street musicians, modelled playing the dulcimer, wearing a green hat, white head-scarf, pale-salmon-pink flowered bodice, white apron and striped skirt, on a circular mound on a circular plinth base
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
CIRCA 1775, BLUE Z MARK, INCISED ,
From a series of street musicians, modelled playing the dulcimer, wearing a green hat, white head-scarf, pale-salmon-pink flowered bodice, white apron and striped skirt, on a circular mound on a circular plinth base
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred Schwarzenbach Collection, sale Sotheby's Zürich, 7th May 1974, lot 105.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.