Lot Essay
For a similar example, see A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml, Stuttgart, 1997, p. 61, no. 92.
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The West Collection
A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF CAPITANO SPAVENTO
CIRCA 1765, IMPRESSED BAVARIAN SHIELD MARK TO THE SIDE, IMPRESSED CYPHER TO THE UNDERSIDE, AFTER THE MODEL BY F.A. BUSTELLI
Details
A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE OF CAPITANO SPAVENTO
CIRCA 1765, IMPRESSED BAVARIAN SHIELD MARK TO THE SIDE, IMPRESSED CYPHER TO THE UNDERSIDE, AFTER THE MODEL BY F.A. BUSTELLI
Dramatically posed gripping his plumed hat with his left hand and holding a dagger in his right, on rocaille scroll molded base
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1765, IMPRESSED BAVARIAN SHIELD MARK TO THE SIDE, IMPRESSED CYPHER TO THE UNDERSIDE, AFTER THE MODEL BY F.A. BUSTELLI
Dramatically posed gripping his plumed hat with his left hand and holding a dagger in his right, on rocaille scroll molded base
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
With Edmund W. Mudge, Jr.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8 October 1985, lot 359.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 8 October 1985, lot 359.