Lot 11
Lot 11
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CHINOISERIE FAMILY GROUP

CIRCA 1750-55, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK

Price Realised GBP 6,048
Estimate
GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CHINOISERIE FAMILY GROUP

CIRCA 1750-55, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK

Price Realised GBP 6,048
Price Realised GBP 6,048
Details
Modelled with a lady standing supporting a birdcage on her head, the young child on a chair reaching for the birdcage, another lady behind him
612 in. (16.6 cm.) high
Literature
Melitta Kunze-Köllensperger, Collection Franz E. Burda, Meissen, Augsburg, 1997, p.108, fig.31.
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Lot Essay

This group is one of a series modelled after engravings by Jean-Joseph Balechou 'Les Délices de l'Enfance', after designs by François Boucher circa 1744.
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