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Lot 401 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a boy as a dill pickle seller

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a boy as a dill pickle seller

Blue sceptre mark to the back of the base. H 11.1 cm.
Ca. 1769, modelled by Wilhelm Christian Meyer.

Provenance

Private collection, Westphalia.
Lempertz auction 906 on 23rd May 2007, lot 27.

Literature

Cf.: Lenz, Berlin 1913 (reprint), vol.1, pl. 62, illus. 256:
"Am 17. 5. 1769 erhielt der Bildhauer Wilhelm Christian Meyer das Honorar für die Modelle (...)".
Cf. also: Köllmann, Braunschweig 1966, vol. II, pl. 70 i.