Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 68
A large Meissen Cris de Paris figure with a flute and drum, circa 1745-50
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A large Meissen Cris de Paris figure with a flute and drum, circa 1745-50
Modelled by J.J.Kaendler, playing a flute in his left hand and a drum with the right, wearing a black tricorn, white coat and black breeches and shoes, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 19.5cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base (restoration to drum strap, edge of right cuff and rear edge of base)
Footnotes
Provenance:
With Ursula Riedi, Zurich
Based on an engraving by the Comte de Caylus titled 'Le Provençal' after a drawing by Edme Bouchardon from the series 'Études Prises dans le Bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris: Deuxième Suite', published in 1737.
