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Lot 55

A Meissen figure of the Piedmontese piper, circa 1745

6 December 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Meissen figure of the Piedmontese piper, circa 1745

Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, blue patterned doublet and white fur-trimmed cloak, playing the bagpipes, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 24.2cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue (restored)

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The model is based on the engraving 'Le Romain' from 1739 after Jacques Dumont.

Other examples are illustrated in R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810 (1966), no.893, and M. Eberle, Cris de Paris - Meissener Porzellanfiguren des 18. Jahrhunderts (2001), p.38.

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