CIRCA 1748, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS TO BACK OF BASE

Kändler, assisted by Eberlein, modelled a series of Parisian street traders which pre-dated the Cris de Paris series and the two other series of London and St. Petersburg street traders. The figures were modelled after the engravings by the Comte de Caylus after the original drawings by Edmé Bouchardon. Kändler followed the engravings closely and the figures still retain much of the feel of Bouchardon's original drawings, while bringing them to life in three-dimensions.