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Rare groupe en porcelaine de Meissen représentant une famille chinoise de musiciens, vers 1750-55
A rare Meissen Chinoiserie musical family group, circa 1750-55
A rare Meissen Chinoiserie musical family group, circa 1750-55
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30 – 31 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €6,144 inc. premium
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Rare groupe en porcelaine de Meissen représentant une famille chinoise de musiciens, vers 1750-55
A rare Meissen Chinoiserie musical family group, circa 1750-55
A rare Meissen Chinoiserie musical family group, circa 1750-55
Modelled as a mother and her two children, she seated on a cloud-like base, dressed in yellow-edged cape with kakiemon flowers, the children, one seated on her lap, one standing by her side, each holding a drumstick, the mother holding up a large bell, 14.5cm high, crossed swords in underglaze-blue to the base (very minor restoration to extremities)
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Provenance
The Rosa Alba Collection of Meissen Porcelain
The model is one of a series of chinoiserie groups modelled by J.J. Kaendler and his assistants Reinicke and Meyer, after the prints Les Délices de l'Enfance, engraved by Jean-Joseph Balechou and published in Paris around 1748 after designs by François Boucher of around 1744.
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Veuillez noter que la figure de l'enfant est recollée
Please note that the child on the base is restuck
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