Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 203
A Meissen figure of a lemon seller c.1750
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £250
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Description
A Meissen figure of a lemon seller c.1750, modelled by F E Meyer, standing and holding the edge of his apron, full of lemons, with three further fruit scattered around his feet, his left arm lacking from the elbow, 13.5cm.
Cf. Martin Eberle, Cris de Paris-Meissener Porzellanfiguren des 18.Jahrhunderts, no. 7 for a similar figure, previously thought to have been part of this series.