Live Auction 3786The Collection of Carroll Petrie & European Decorative Arts from the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, including the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A TURKISH MAIDEN
Lot 1320

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A TURKISH MAIDEN

CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AT BACK OF BASE

Closed31 March 2016

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USD 750

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A TURKISH MAIDEN
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AT BACK OF BASE
Modeled standing in a pink shift, holding a jug in her left hand
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high

Bequest of Frances Oliver.

Specialist note

Modelled standing and wearing a long white veil and pale-brown robe with gilt buttons, holding a black pitcher in her left hand, on a rocky shaped circular base applied with green leaves, a puce flower on the reverse