Lot Essay
See Hofmann, op. cit. (Munich, 1911), Vol. II, pl. 126, no. 525 for a similar example.
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1775, BLUE CROWNED CT MARK ABOVE DATE CODE 75
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A FRANKENTHAL FIGURE OF A MUSICIAN
1775, BLUE CROWNED CT MARK ABOVE DATE CODE 75
Modelled by Adam Bauer, playing a violin, his hair en queue, wearing a black tricorn hat, pink jacket and green breeches, standing before a tree-stump on a mound base edged with white and gilt scrolls (the bow a restored replacement, head stock of violin restored and with associated restoration to one finger)
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
1775, BLUE CROWNED CT MARK ABOVE DATE CODE 75
Modelled by Adam Bauer, playing a violin, his hair en queue, wearing a black tricorn hat, pink jacket and green breeches, standing before a tree-stump on a mound base edged with white and gilt scrolls (the bow a restored replacement, head stock of violin restored and with associated restoration to one finger)
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
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