Lot Essay
This model is not included in Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, The Commedia dell'Arte and Porcelain Sculpture (Toronto, 2001) though the base is closely similar to that of the Pantalone, no. 4, p. 271.
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CIRCA 1750
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A VIENNA WHITE FIGURE OF HARLEQUIN DANCING
CIRCA 1750
Modelled by J. C. Lücke, with his right hand raised to his wide brimmed hat, his left arm akimbo with his body turned in a dancing pose, wearing a mask and with his slapstick tucked into his belt supported by a tree-trunk on a small square base (chip to brim of hat and slapstick)
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750
Modelled by J. C. Lücke, with his right hand raised to his wide brimmed hat, his left arm akimbo with his body turned in a dancing pose, wearing a mask and with his slapstick tucked into his belt supported by a tree-trunk on a small square base (chip to brim of hat and slapstick)
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
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