Lot 138
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A VIENNA WHITE FIGURE OF CUPID IN DISGUISE AS HARLEQUIN
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A VIENNA WHITE FIGURE OF CUPID IN DISGUISE AS HARLEQUIN

CIRCA 1750, BLUE SHIELD MARK, IMPRESSED MODELLER'S P FOR ANTON PAYER, INCISED A

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A VIENNA WHITE FIGURE OF CUPID IN DISGUISE AS HARLEQUIN
CIRCA 1750, BLUE SHIELD MARK, IMPRESSED MODELLER'S P FOR ANTON PAYER, INCISED A
Modelled standing barefoot by a tree-stump with his left leg forward, his hat tilted and wearing a belted tunic, holding a mask and a slapstick, on a mound base (tip of slapstick chipped, chip to underside of base)
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With Daniela Kumpf, Wiesbaden, from whom it was acquired on 16 June 2006.
Literature
Birte Abraham, Commedia dell'Arte, The Patricia & Rodes Hart Collection of European Porcelain and Faience, Amsterdam, 2010, pp. 156-157.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

This model is probably from a series of 'verkleidete Amoretten' (Cupids in disguise) inspired by Meissen originals; see Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked, The Commedia dell'Arte and Porcelain Sculpture, Singapore, 2001, p. 273, nos. 10 and 11 for other models from the same series.

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