Lot no. 17
17. A Meissen figure of a female trinket seller, circa 1745-50
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, holding a case with drawers at the side and open at the top to display her wares, wearing a white bonnet, puce jacket with yellow collar, purple dress and white apron edged with a border of indianische Blumen, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 18.5cm high (very minor chips)
Provenance:
An Important Collection of German Porcelain, The Property of a Gentleman, sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 2 December 1981, lot 97
Literature:
Siemen, Wilhelm (ed.), Impulse: Europäische Porzellanmanufakturen als Wegbereiter internationaler Lebenskultur, 1995, p. I-56;
Siemen, Wilhelm (ed.), Von den Ursprüngen des europäischen Porzellans bis zum Art Déco, 2010, p. 135, cat. 118
Exhibited:
Hohenberg a.d. Eger, Deutsches Porzellanmuseum Hohenberg, Impulse: Europäische Porzellanmanufakturen als Wegbereiter internationaler Lebenskultur, 1995;
Selb and Hohenberg a.d. Eger, Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Königstraum und Massenware. 300 Jahr europäisches Porzellan, 24 April to 2 November 2010;
Hohenberg an der Eger, Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, 2018-2023
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Ceramics, pottery and earthenware
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