A MEISSEN FIGURE OF AN ARTICULATED NODDING MAGOT

CIRCA 1740, BLACK COLLECTOR'S 8138 TO THE UNDERSIDE, MODELLED BY J.J. KNDLER

Details
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF AN ARTICULATED NODDING MAGOT
Circa 1740, black collector's 8138 to the underside, modelled by J.J. Kndler
The seated pagoda figure, in black skull-cup, iron-red kerchief, yellow-lined robe painted in Purpurmalerei with flower sprays, yellow-lined turquoise trousers and iron-red slippers with upturned pointed toes, the head, tongue and hands separately made and pinned to nod and wave
8in (20.3cm) high
Provenance
Max von Goldschmidt-Rotheschild; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 10-11 March 1950, lot 239