A rare figurine of Harlekin from the Commedia del" Arte
Peter Reinicke (Danzig 1711 - Meissen 1768)
Lot-No. 489
Meissen, c. 1744. From a series of 10 figures. Manufactured for the Duke of Weißenfels 1743-44 after drwaings by François Joullain from L. Riccoboni, Histoire du Théâtre italien, Paris 1728. The original model slightly corrected by Kaendler. Similar piece in the collection Ernst Schneider, Düsseldorf. (Comp. Rückert, I, no. 958, II, Abb. 958). Crossed sword in the u"glazed base. Min. prof rest. H. 13,5 cm.
Peter Reinicke: A rare figurine of Harlekin from the Commedia del" Arte
Peter Reinicke (Danzig 1711 - Meissen 1768)
A rare figurine of Harlekin from the Commedia del" Arte
Lot-No. 489
Meissen, c. 1744. From a series of 10 figures. Manufactured for the Duke of Weißenfels 1743-44 after drwaings by François Joullain from L. Riccoboni, Histoire du Théâtre italien, Paris 1728. The original model slightly corrected by Kaendler. Similar piece in the collection Ernst Schneider, Düsseldorf. (Comp. Rückert, I, no. 958, II, Abb. 958). Crossed sword in the u"glazed base. Min. prof rest. H. 13,5 cm.