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A collection of eighteen Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figures late 19th century, one 1774-1814
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- crossed swords marks in blue and underglaze-blue, one to rear of base including asterisk, various impressed and incised numerals, various painters' numerals in iron-red and black and one with gilder's numeral
- circa 14cm., 5½in.
after the models by Peter Reinicke, based on drawings by Christophe Huet, including a peep-show man (twice), a grape seller, a macaroon seller, a poultry roaster, circa 1774-1814, a poultry seller (twice), an oyster seller, a pastry seller, a fruit seller, a flower girl (twice), an apple seller (twice), a flower lady, an egg seller, a pretzel seller, and a waitress
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of the Cris de Paris series, including illustrations of the Huet watercolours, see Martin Eberle, Cris de Paris. Meissener Porzellanfiguren des 18. Jahrhunderts, exhibition catalogue, Gohliser Schlößchen, Leipzig 2001.