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Lot 56

A large Meissen figure of a woman playing the hurdy-gurdy, circa 1755

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

£5,000 - £7,000

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A large Meissen figure of a woman playing the hurdy-gurdy, circa 1755

Wearing a white bonnet, purple bodice, salmon pink skirt and yellow apron and playing the hurdy-gurdy, the high base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 34cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to the rear of the base (restoration to extremities)

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Another example is illustrated in R. Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810 (1966), no.997.

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