Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 81
A Meissen 'Cris de Paris' large figure of a pastry seller, circa 1755
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A Meissen 'Cris de Paris' large figure of a pastry seller, circa 1755
Modelled by J.J. Kändler and Peter Reinicke, wearing a white headscarf, yellow bodice with a white apron embellished with indianische Blumen and a puce skirt with darker puce edging, holding a basket with baked goods, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 19.8cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base, impressed numeral (some restoration to her basket and right hand)
Footnotes
Another example is illustrated in M. Eberle, Cris de Paris (2001), no.10.
