Shepherd with flute A shepherd playing the flute standing on an irregular natural base covered with sculptural flowers and leaves. A dog lying on the ground. Polychrome painting with subtle gold contouring. Designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Minimal rest; h. 17 cm. Cf. Adams, Meissen Portrait figures, illus. p. 47. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part I. A pair of porcelain figures of a shepherd. Chipped. Meissen. Circa 1750.