English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016

Lot 419

A Ludwigsburg figure group of a fortune teller c.1770

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550

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Description

A Ludwigsburg figure group of a fortune teller c.1770, an unwary traveller having his palm read by a young maiden who surreptitiously picks his pocket while she distracts him, a brazier of flaming coals alight on a table behind them, raised on a rectangular marbled base, blue crowned CC monogram, some restoration, 21cm.