Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 75
A rare Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figure of a Savoyarde woman with baby, circa 1755
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,570 inc. premium
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A rare Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figure of a Savoyarde woman with baby, circa 1755
Modelled by P. Reinicke, holding a staff and the baby in a wooden cradle, wearing a black headscarf, yellow-lined puce bodice, yellow apron and lavender skirt, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and a flower, 13.9cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base, impressed 26. (staff restuck, minor restoration to corner of cradle)
Footnotes
After the drawing by Christophe Huet of 1753 inscribed 'eine Savoyardin mit ihrem Kind...', illustrated by M. Eberle, Cris de Paris (2001), no. 38.
