A MEISSEN PORCELAIN POLYCHROME FIGURE OF A GRAPE SELLER, from the Cris de Paris series, naturalistically modelled in relief by J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke after the original drawings by Christophe Huet, wearing a grey tricorn hat, a purple vest, a flowered skirt, holding a grape-filled basket, further with the tools of his trade, leaning against a tree stump, on rocaille base, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords (a chip to the hat), circa 1745
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN POLYCHROME FIGURE OF A GRAPE SELLER, from the Cris de Paris series, naturalistically modelled in relief by J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke after the original drawings by Christophe Huet, wearing a grey tricorn hat, a purple vest, a flowered skirt, holding a grape-filled basket, further with the tools of his trade, leaning against a tree stump, on rocaille base, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords (a chip to the hat), circa 1745
14.5 cm high
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