Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013
Lot 216
A Frankenthal group of four children and a dog c.1783
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A Frankenthal group of four children and a dog c.1783, modelled by J P Melchoir, the patient hound draped in a gilt-edged cloth which a girl holds beneath his chin while her brother clambers on his back, a third child holds his tail while a fourth tumbles down beside, crowned CT monogram and 83 date code, 22.5cm.
Paper label for G. Röbbig, München.