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Rare groupe en porcelaine de la Manufacture royale de Copenhague représentant un comédien avec enfant, circa 1800
A rare Royal Copenhagen group of a Comedian with child, circa 1775
A rare Royal Copenhagen group of a Comedian with child, circa 1775
31 October 2024, 14:00 CET
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Rare groupe en porcelaine de la Manufacture royale de Copenhague représentant un comédien avec enfant, circa 1800
A rare Royal Copenhagen group of a Comedian with child, circa 1800
A rare Royal Copenhagen group of a Comedian with child, circa 1800
Wearing a mask, plumed hat, long-tailed wig, puce jacket over a white shirt with ruff collar and an iron-red sash, yellow trousers and black shoes, standing with a slapstick in the right hand, the end of which is held by a child kneeling behind and holding a goblet, in a similar costume, on a grassy rockwork base, 19cm high (minor restoration and chips)
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Literature:
Siemen, Wilhelm (ed.), Von den Ursprüngen des europäischen Porzellans bis zum Art Déco, 2010, p. 103, cat. 64
Exhibited:
Selb and Hohenberg a.d. Eger, Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Königstraum und Massenware. 300 Jahr europäisches Porzellan, 24 April to 2 November 2010
A similar group is illustrated by S.B. Fredstrup, Figurer og Andre Plasktiske Arbejder fra den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik i Perioden 1780-1820, 1939, pl. H, no. 3.
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