European Ceramics and Glass - 28th February 2007

Lot 198

A Meissen figure of a beggar musician

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1450

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Description

A Meissen figure of a beggar musician, modelled by J. J. Kndler, she sits on a rocky base turning the handle of a hurdy gurdy, unmarked, c.1740. Some restoration. 11.5cm. Cf. L & Y Adams, Meissen Portrait Figures, p.55, for the companion figure.