43. A pair of Meissen figures of cooks, circa 1750 Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, each seated on a brickwork base, the male cook holding a ham and a pan with a knife tucked into his apron, wearing a white cook's uniform with purple breeches, the lady holding a larded hare and with a chopping board on her lap, wearing a pink cap, yellow bodice, white apron, brown skirt and yellow shoes, 17.8cm and 16.5cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to rear edge of bases (minor restoration) (2) Provenance: Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bt., sold at Sotheby's London, 10 May 1949, lot 182; With the Antique Porcelain Company, London (applied paper labels to bases); The Estate of the Late Sir Henry Tate, Bt., sold at Christie's London, 6 March 1995, lot 175; Purchased in the above sale Similar pairs of figures are in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, acc. nos. C.7-1954 and C.8-1954, and in the Alan Shimmerman Collection (V. Sigalas/M. Chilton (eds.), All Walks of Life, 2022, nos. 44 and 45).