Sale 2374
New York
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11 June 2010
Price realised
USD 10,000
Estimate
A MEISSEN WHITE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF PULCHINELLO CIRCA 1748, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE The humped figure modeled in mid-stride with hand held high, on a rustic base 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
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Exhibited
Orlando, Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, Eighteenth Century Meissen Porcelain from the Collection of Gertrude J. and Robert T. Anderson, March 27, 1988 - February 12, 1989, No. 94
Pulchinello is one of the most recognizable of the usual cast of characters of the Comedia dell'Arte. Apparently humorous, prone to zany behavior and comic routines, he reveals himself as a two-faced, stupid and crude glutton with a violent temper acting solely for his own ends. This Italian version of the character is recognizeable by his loose, white peasant-clown costume.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. ROBERT T. ANDERSON (LOTS 368-369)
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