Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 123
A Frankenthal figure of an alchemist or pharmacist c.1775
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £480
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Description
A Frankenthal figure of an alchemist or pharmacist c.1775, modelled by K G Lück, holding a phial or small bottle aloft and with a book tucked beneath his left arm, wearing a long curled wig, blue crowned CT monogram, 14cm.
Cf. F.H. Hofmann, Frankenthaler Porzellan Münich, Vol. II, pl. 108, no. 448. Hofmann attributes this figure as being a theatrical figure, although a scientific influence seems more likely.