Listening boy A boy standing on a raised terrain plinth in front of a tree stump with a penetrating gaze and raised arms, pointing upwards. Polychrome painting with subtle gold contouring. Designed by Johann Peter Melchior. Minimally restored; incised marks. Manufacturer's mark. H. 17 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. Cf. cat. Stahl, Höchster Porzellan 1746 - 1796, p. 306, no. 10.12. A listening porcelain boy modelled by J. P. Melchior. Minor restored. Manufacturer's mark. Highest. Circa 1765 - 1770.