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Lot 177

A pair of Meissen figures of a fisherman and his wife, circa 1745-50

14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A pair of Meissen figures of a fisherman and his wife, circa 1745-50

Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, he wearing a cap, white shirt and pink breeches, holding a fish and a long-handled net containing further fish, she wearing a black bonnet, green bodice and striped skirt with white apron and holding a large fish, a basket of fish beside her, the bases applied with leaves and flowers, 19cm and 18.8cm high, (restoration to extremities) (2)

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Provenance:
British Private Collection, assembled in the 1950s and 1960s

The models are illustrated in L. and Y. Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures (1987), p. 163.

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