CIRCA 1748, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE

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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

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

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Lot Essay

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.

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