34. A Meissen figure of a housekeeper, circa 1745 Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, holding a hen in her left hand, wearing a white headscarf and black cap, blue and black bodice, green apron and yellow skirt the base applied with leaves and flowers, 21cm high (minor restoration) Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's London, 3 July 1989, lot 216 This model is mentioned in Kaendler's work records in March 1744: "Eine alte Frau als eine Wirthschafterin Welche eine Henne nach dem Ey greiffet gehörig Zerschnitten und zum abformen zubereitet" [An old woman as a housekeeper reaching for an egg from a hen suitably cut and prepared for moulding].