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Lot 186

A large Meissen figure of the Water Seller from the Cris de St Petersburg, circa

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,500 - £3,500

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A large Meissen figure of the Water Seller from the Cris de St Petersburg, circa

Probably modelled by Peter Reinicke, with a tray balanced on his head and holding a jug in his left hand, wearing a grey hat, pale yellow trousers and black shoes, the base applied with leaves, 15cm high crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base (head restuck, right hand and thumb restuck, small chips to applied leave and flowers))

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Based on a series of engravings of drawings by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a student of Boucher's, who travelled to Russia to study and record the life and customs of the Russian people; see M.Kunze-Köllensperger, Collection Franz E. Burda, pp.140f.

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