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Lot 143

A Meissen figure of a lemon seller, circa 1750, the decoration slightly later

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Meissen figure of a lemon seller, circa 1750, the decoration slightly later

Modelled by F.E. Meyer, wearing a brown sleeveless jacket, brown breeches and sandals, holding lemons in his white apron, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 13.5 cm high, very faint traces of crossed swords mark (tiny chips)

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See Martin Eberle, Cris de Paris (2001), no. 7, for another example of this figure, which has sometime mistakenly been assigned to the Cris de Paris series.

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