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Groupe en porcelaine de Meissen représentant Arlequin avec cage à oiseaux, circa 1745-50
A Meissen group of Harlequin with a birdcage, circa 1745-50
A Meissen group of Harlequin with a birdcage, circa 1745-50
31 October 2024, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€4,000 - €6,000
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Groupe en porcelaine de Meissen représentant Arlequin avec cage à oiseaux, circa 1745-50
A Meissen group of Harlequin with a birdcage, circa 1745-50
A Meissen group of Harlequin with a birdcage, circa 1745-50
Modelled by J.F. Eberlein, seated on rockwork holding a bird in his right hand and with another in the cage to his side, the base applied with leaves and flowers, wearing a puce-lined yellow hat with turquoise rosette, gilt-edged white tunic, turquoise trousers and yellow shoes with puce bows, 13.3cm high, traces of crossed swords mark in blue (minor chips)
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With L. Allain, Paris (label to underside)
Eberlein's work records from August 1743 state:"Einen Arlequin, so einen Vogel in der Hand, neben sich einen Vogelbauer und eine Katze zu Fuessen hat" [a Harlequin, a bird in his hand, next to him a birdcage and a cat at his feet]. Another example is illustrated in Reinhard Jansen (ed), Commedia dell'arte. Fest der Komödianten, 2001, p.45, pl.19.
A version of the model with the cat seated on the rock beside Harlequin is illustrated in Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, 2001, p.137, cat.224.
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