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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen de la série des figures de la commedia dell'arte pour le duc de Weissenfels, représentant Giangurgolo Calabrois, circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Giangurgolo Calabrois from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745, later decorated
A Meissen figure of Giangurgolo Calabrois from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745, later decorated
31 October 2024, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€4,000 - €6,000
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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen de la série des figures de la commedia dell'arte pour le duc de Weissenfels, représentant Giangurgolo Calabrois, circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Giangurgolo Calabrois from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745, later decorated
A Meissen figure of Giangurgolo Calabrois from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745, later decorated
Modelled by P. Reinicke, wearing a gilt-edged yellow pointed hat, green tunic with white ruff collar and cape, a sword to his left on a pink sash, yellow breeches and black shoes, the base applied with leaves and a flower, 13.8cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base (very minor restoration)
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Provenance:
Anon. sale ("Sammlung A. B., Berlin"), sold at Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, 15-17 October 1929, lot 441
Reinicke based this figure on an engraved illustration entitled "Habit de Giangurgolo calabrois" by François Joullain (1697-1778) published in Luigi Riccoboni's Histoire du théâtre Italien, 1728-1731. The figure is mentioned in Reinicke's work records in August 1744: "Einen detto, Giangurgola, Calobrie, wie vorgehends, zur Italienischen Comoedie in Thon bousiirt" [one ditto, Giangurgolo Calabrois, as the preceding, repaired in clay for the Italian Comedy].
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