A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a little farm boy - image-1

Lot 402 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a little farm boy

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 496 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a little farm boy

Blue sceptre mark to the back of the base. Chips throughout, for example to the front of the plinth; loss of pigment in the blue and black areas. H 11.7 cm.
Ca. 1769, modelled by Wilhelm Christian Meyer.

Literature

Cf. Lenz, Berlin 1913 (reprint), vol.1, pl. 62, illus. 263:
"Am 17. 5. 1769 erhielt der Bildhauer Wilhelm Christian Meyer das Honorar für die Modelle (...)".
Cf. also: Köllmann, Braunschweig 1966, vol. II, pl. 70 c.