Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 90
A pair of Meissen figures of dancers, circa 1750-55
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A pair of Meissen figures of dancers, circa 1750-55
Wearing matching costumes, the gentleman wearing a lavender jacket with green lapels and a purple sash over his left shoulder, pale-yellow waistcoat with flowers and a blue sash, puce breeches with yellow ribbons and yellow shoes with puce ribbons, holding his tricorn with feathers in the right hand, the lady wearing a pale-blue bodice, green ribbons on her sleeves, a blue-edged yellow apron with flowers and a puce skirt edged in yellow, the bases modelled with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 13.5cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to rear of bases (some restoration to extremeties) (2)
