Group of figures with picture dealer Girl sitting on a raised natural plinth and boy standing looking at prints from the range of a picture dealer who is trying to keep control of his assortment. Polychrome painting with subtle gold decoration. Designed by Johann Peter Melchior. Unw. rest.; manufacturer's mark. H. 19 cm. Cf. cat. Reber, Johann Peter Melchior, p. 84, ill. 175. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A porcelain figure group with an art dealer modelled by J. P. Melchior. Insignificantly restored. Manufacturer's mark. Höchst. Circa 1780.