An early Meissen figure of a pagoda, circa 1715
Lot 65
A rare early Meissen figure of a pagoda, circa 1715
Sold for £7,500 (US$ 12,485) inc. premium
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An early Meissen figure of a pagoda, circa 1715 An early Meissen figure of a pagoda, circa 1715
Lot Details
A rare early Meissen figure of a pagoda, circa 1715
Seated on a heightened moulded plinth with his left leg folded under his body, perched on his long sleeve, his right leg pulled against his upper body, his cloak revealing his rounded belly, his laughing mouth and ears pierced open, 10cm high, (minimal abrasions)

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    European private collection

    Another example of this rare variation with the socle was in the pre-War collection of Wolfgang von Dallwitz, Berlin (A. Brüning, Europäisches Porzellan des XVIII. Jahrhundert (1904), no. 1). An example of this figure without the socle is in the Porzellansammlung im Zwinger, Dresden (K.-P. Arnold, Figürliches Porzellan aus der Sammlung Spitzner (1988), no. 10).
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