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Lot 9

Statuette en porcelaine de Meissen représentant une mendiante jouant la vielle à roue, vers 1740

A Meissen figure of a beggar woman playing the hurdy-gurdy, 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 une mendiante jouant la vielle à roue, vers 1740

A Meissen figure of a beggar woman playing the hurdy-gurdy, circa 1740


Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, seated on a rockwork base, wearing a red-striped headscarf and apron, a jacket with purple pattern, yellow bodice and black skirt, 11.5cm high (some restoration)

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The figure was modelled by Kaendler around 1736 and sometimes has a boy (see following lot) or a basket with a child to one side.

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