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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant un paysan tyrolien dansant, vers 1745

A Meissen figure of a dancing Tyrolean peasant, circa 1745

29 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche

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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant un paysan tyrolien dansant, vers 1745

A Meissen figure of a dancing Tyrolean peasant, circa 1745


Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, wearing a pale grey hat, white jacket with gilt buttons, red braces and puce breeches, 15.5cm high, traces of crossed swords mark in blue, F in black (right hand restuck, minor restoration)

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Provenance:
The Property of a Gentleman, sold Christie's London, 4 July 1983, lot 166

Kaendler's records for overtime work in July and August 1741 include: "Einen jungen tanzenden Tyroler Bauer" [a young Tyrolean peasant dancing]; the figure is also mentioned in his Taxa: "1. junger Tyroler Bauer in seinem gehörigen Habit, tantzend" [a young Tyrolean peasant in his appropriate costume, dancing].

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