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Modeled after an engraving 'Le Romain' by Jacques Dumont, 1739.
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CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND F. E. MEYER
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP OF A SAVOYARDE WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN
CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND F. E. MEYER
The mother modeled holding a crib containing an infant under one arm and holding a young boy by the hand
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND F. E. MEYER
The mother modeled holding a crib containing an infant under one arm and holding a young boy by the hand
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Stoner and Evans, New York, October 1950.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 52-53, no. 25.
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