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Lot 34

Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant une gouvernante, vers 1745

A Meissen figure of a housekeeper, circa 1745

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

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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant une gouvernante, vers 1745

A Meissen figure of a housekeeper, circa 1745


Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, holding a hen in her left hand, wearing a white headscarf and black cap, blue and black bodice, green apron and yellow skirt the base applied with leaves and flowers, 21cm high (minor restoration)

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Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 3 July 1989, lot 216

This model is mentioned in Kaendler's work records in March 1744: "Eine alte Frau als eine Wirthschafterin Welche eine Henne nach dem Ey greiffet gehörig Zerschnitten und zum abformen zubereitet" [An old woman as a housekeeper reaching for an egg from a hen suitably cut and prepared for moulding].

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