13. Meissen porcelain statuette from the series of commedia dell'arte figures for the Duke of Weissenfels, depicting Scaramouche, circa 1745 A Meissen figure of Scaramouche from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745 Modelled by P. Reinicke, wearing a black hat, white ruff collar, puce tunic with gilt buttons, yellow breeches and black shoes, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13.2cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear edge of base (left hand restored) There are two versions of Scaramouche in the series for the Duke of Weissenfels, one of which was mentioned in Reinicke's work notes from June 1774: "1 Scaramuz in Thon bossirt" [1 Scaramuz repaired in clay]; see Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, 2001, p. 311, cat. 108.