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Lot 197

A Nymphenburg figure of a putto emblematic of Juno, circa 1770-80

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

£800 - £1,200

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A Nymphenburg figure of a putto emblematic of Juno, circa 1770-80

Modelled by F.A. Bustelli, seated on clouds wearing blue draperies, a peacock at her side, 10.2cm high, impressed P (old restoration)

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Bustelli first modelled the figure in 1755-57. Other coloured examples are in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, the Residenzmuseum, Munich, and the Sammlung Bäuml, Munich (illustrated in A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml (1997), no. 19). For a full list and a white example missing the peacock, see Katharina Hantschmann/ Alfred Ziffer, Franz Anton Bustelli - Nymphenburger Porzellanfiguren des Rokoko (2004), no. 32.

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