Lot 12
Lot 12
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A CHINOISERIE COUPLE SEATED IN AN ARBOUR

CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK

Price Realised GBP 2,772
Estimate
GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,500
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP OF A CHINOISERIE COUPLE SEATED IN AN ARBOUR

CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK

Price Realised GBP 2,772
Price Realised GBP 2,772
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Modelled by P. Reinicke after an engraving of a drawing by François Boucher, the figures holding a closed book
712 in. (19 cm.) high
Literature
Melitta Kunze-Köllensperger, Collection Franz E. Burda, Meissen, Augsburg, 1997, p.109, fig.34.
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Lot Essay

The model is based on an engraving by Gabriel Huquier, after a work by Boucher. For other examples of this group see Dr. Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss, German Porcelain of the 18th Century, London, 1972, pp. 116-117.

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