A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF THE TYROLEAN TRINKET-SELLER
CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
Price Realised GBP 3,024
Estimate
GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF THE TYROLEAN TRINKET-SELLER
CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
Price Realised GBP 3,024
Price Realised GBP 3,024
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Lot Essay
First modelled by J.J. Kändler in 1738 as part of a group known as 'Der Herzdosenkauf' (seller of Heart-shaped boxes), the model was reworked by P. Reinicke in 1744 as a single figure. Reinicke's Work Report of July 1744 records: '1Tyrolerin mit einem Schmuck Kästgen in Thon repariert' ('1 Tyrolean woman with jewellery box repaired in clay').1
This model was most likely inspired by the itinerant traders from Tyrol, who due to a combination of the persecution of Protestantism and a challenging economy, were forced to travel, selling their wares across Europe. The term Tyrolean became synonymous for peddler, and they were a familiar sight on the streets of Saxony.
1. Meissen, Manufactory Archive, BA III H 117, (transcript), 66, see Vanessa Sigalas and Meredith Chilton, All Walks of Life, A Journey with The Alan Shimmerman Collection, Stuttgart, 2022, pp. 96-99 and see cat. no. 6 for an example of this model.
This model was most likely inspired by the itinerant traders from Tyrol, who due to a combination of the persecution of Protestantism and a challenging economy, were forced to travel, selling their wares across Europe. The term Tyrolean became synonymous for peddler, and they were a familiar sight on the streets of Saxony.
1. Meissen, Manufactory Archive, BA III H 117, (transcript), 66, see Vanessa Sigalas and Meredith Chilton, All Walks of Life, A Journey with The Alan Shimmerman Collection, Stuttgart, 2022, pp. 96-99 and see cat. no. 6 for an example of this model.
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CIRCA 1745, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF THE TYROLEAN TRINKET-SELLER
Estimate: GBP 3,000 - 5,000
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