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Lot 15

Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen de la série des « Cris de Paris » représentant un volailler, vers 1755

A Meissen figure of a poultry seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

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

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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen de la série des « Cris de Paris » représentant un volailler, vers 1755

A Meissen figure of a poultry seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755


Modelled by P. Reinicke, holding a basket of eggs on his right arm and carrying two birds in his left hand, wearing a pale grey hat, yellow jacket with gilt buttons, white shirt and brown breeches, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, 14.3cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear edge of base, impressed 8 (very minor restoration)

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Exhibited:
Hohenberg an der Eger, Porzellanikon - Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, 2018-2023

Modelled in 1753-54 after a drawing by Christophe Huet of 1753, see M. Eberle, Cris de Paris, 2001, no. 41.

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