A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BAKER FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1760, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AND PRESSNUMMER 10, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BAKER FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1760, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AND PRESSNUMMER 10, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
Dressed as a Harlequin, on a rocaille-molded base, a bread paddle replacing the usual baton
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Provenance
Bequest of Frances Oliver, Birmingham, 1972.
Literature
G. Andrews & L. Cole, Porcelain from the Frances Oliver Collection, Alabama, 1980, p. 34.
Lot Essay
After the drawings by Christophe Huet. Another slightly smaller example was sold Christie's, London, 12 October 1995, lot 17.
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The Collection of Carroll Petrie & European Decorative Arts from the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, including the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection