A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE GOOD HOUSEWIFE
CIRCA 1765, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARK
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, seated at a table writing in an account book, another resting on her lap, a snuff-box in her left hand, a desk-set with writing implements, a bell and scissors on the table, at her feet a wicker basket filled with bottles and various tied packages under the table, on a scroll-moulded mound base enriched in gilding (head broken off and restored through neck, back of chair restored, right hand and basket handle restuck, minor chips)
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE GOOD HOUSEWIFE
CIRCA 1765, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARK
Modelled by J.J. Kändler, seated at a table writing in an account book, another resting on her lap, a snuff-box in her left hand, a desk-set with writing implements, a bell and scissors on the table, at her feet a wicker basket filled with bottles and various tied packages under the table, on a scroll-moulded mound base enriched in gilding (head broken off and restored through neck, back of chair restored, right hand and basket handle restuck, minor chips)
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
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