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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant un pêcheur, vers 1740
A Meissen figure of a fisherman, circa 1740
A Meissen figure of a fisherman, circa 1740
29 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€2,000 - €3,000
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Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant un pêcheur, vers 1740
A Meissen figure of a fisherman, circa 1740
A Meissen figure of a fisherman, circa 1740
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, holding a fish in each hand and with others stuffed in his shirt, wearing a red hat, dark-brown waistcoat, a basket over his left shoulder, a white shirt and breeches, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 18.3cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear edge of base (left arm restuck, minor restoration)
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Often referred to as the "drunken fisherman," this figure is listed in Kaendler's reports of overtime work in December 1728: "1 Fischer mit aufgewickelten Beinkleidern, die Fische, so er gefangen trägt er theils in seinem Busen, Schubhacken und Händen auf dem Rücken hat er einen Koben, worinnen Krebße, was alles zu sehen, und neben sich hat er einen Fischreißer liegen" [a fisherman with rolled-up breeches, he carries the fish that he has caught partly at his breast, in his pockets and hands, on his back he has a basket containing crabs, all of which is visible, and next to him a fish ripper].
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