A Meissen figure of a comedienne, perhaps modelled by Friedrich Elias Meyer, circa 1750-1760

standing in a dancing pose with a hand covering her face, wearing a motley and playing-card bodice, a slapstick at her waist, ESE collection mark (some restoration)

With Antiquités Ségal, Basel, 1995

both hands restored
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This model is frequently considered to be part of the Duke of Weissenfels series but it seems more likely to be modelled by Meyer, as it is clearly later than the Weissenfels series. For another similar model and attribution, see R. Jansen, op. cit., fig. 43