Lot Essay
For a very similar figure modeled by Kändler, see R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan, Munich, 1966, pp. 175 and 225, no. 921.
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CERAMICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARJORIE WEST (LOTS 61-80)
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A DANCING BOY WITH NODDING HEAD
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT THE BACK, PROBABLY MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A DANCING BOY WITH NODDING HEAD
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT THE BACK, PROBABLY MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Modeled mid-stride, wearing a puce-veined green leaf hat
8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT THE BACK, PROBABLY MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Modeled mid-stride, wearing a puce-veined green leaf hat
8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 December 1983, lot 140.
Nyfeller Collection; Christie's, London, 9 June 1986, lot 70.
Nyfeller Collection; Christie's, London, 9 June 1986, lot 70.