Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 83*
A Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figure of a pastry seller, circa 1755
6 July 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,825 inc. premium
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figure of a pastry seller, circa 1755
Modelled by Peter Reinicke, wearing a lavender headscarf, pale yellow tunic with white stomacher, white apron and puce skirt with stripes, holding a basket of baked goods in her right hand and sheet of pastries in her left hand, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves, 13.5cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base, (edge of pastry sheet in basket chipped)
Footnotes
After a drawing by Christophe Huet of 1753, illustrated by M. Eberle, Cris de Paris (2001), no. 40.
