Live Auction 16719The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BIRD SELLER FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
Lot 265

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BIRD SELLER FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES

CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, INCISED 4, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE

Closed9 May 2018

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BIRD SELLER FROM THE 'CRIS DE PARIS' SERIES
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BACK, INCISED 4, MODELED BY J.J. KÄNDLER AND P. REINICKE
Modeled carrying two cages of birds
4 7/8 in. (12.2 cm.) high

Purchased from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, 1953.

Specialist note

This figure was derived from an engraving after Pierce Tempest of Captain Marcellus Laroon's drawings of London street traders. For a similar example see L. and Y. Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, London, 1987, p. 145, pl. XLI.