A rare Chantilly hotteuse figure c.1740-45

A rare Chantilly hotteuse figure c.1740-45, white-glazed and modelled as a Moorish lady wearing a long coat and a low turban, carrying an open pannier basket on her back to form a vase, well restored through the neck, 27cm.

Hotteuse or bouqueterie figures were usually produced in pairs at Chantilly, with a European figure matching up to a Chinese or Moorish partner..