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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 Arlequin dit « Ancien », circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Harlequin "Ancien" from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Harlequin "Ancien" from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745
31 October 2024, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €5,760 inc. premium
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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 Arlequin dit « Ancien », circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Harlequin "Ancien" from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745
A Meissen figure of Harlequin "Ancien" from the Duke of Weissenfels series, circa 1745
Modelled by P. Reinicke, wearing a gilt-edged hat, gilt-edged white jacket with green bows and a slapstick to the left side, and stockings with red, blue and yellow chevron pattern and black shoes, 13.6cm high, traces of crossed swords mark in blue (some restoration)
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After the engraving "Habit d'Arlequin Ancien" by François Joullain (1697-1778) illustrated in Luigi Riccoboni's Histoire du théâtre Italien, 1728, and mentioned in Reinicke's work notes for September 1744: "Einen dergl., Harlequin de Ansin, in Thon boussirt" [one similar, Harlequin Ancien, repaired in clay]. See Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, 2001, p. 109, where the author notes that Joullain's engraving may be derived from an engraving attributed to Tristano Martinelli, published in Lyon in 1601 (ill. p. 111, fig. 170).
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