Lot 249
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Two Meissen figures of Harlequin and Columbine
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Two Meissen figures of Harlequin and Columbine

CIRCA 1740, HARLEQUIN WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT BACK

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Two Meissen figures of Harlequin and Columbine
Circa 1740, Harlequin with blue crossed swords mark at back
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, Harlequin in pale-puce conical hat, white ruff and waistcoat eged with gilt lines, turquoise breeches and yellow shoes, Columbine in turquoise hat, puce and black bodice, white blouse and apron, yellow flowered skirt and black shoes, he playing the bagpipes, she a hurdy-gurdy, each seated on rockwork bases, his applied with flowers and foliage (he with restoration to hands and bagpipe chanter, left foot and ankle possibly a replacement, firing cracks to his thighs, slight chips to foliage, she with restoration to hat, shoes, ribbons, small left finger and bridge of instrument)
He 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) and she 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

Cf. Len and Yvonne Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures (London, 1987), p. 201 for Harlequin, see also the catalogue of The Hans Syz Collection, (1979), Vol. I, p. 443 and see the example of Harlequin sold in these Rooms on 22nd June 1992, lot 208 and 209.

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