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Lot 658 Dα

A Vienna porcelain figure of a shepherd with bagpipes

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Ceramics
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Bid

A Vienna porcelain figure of a shepherd with bagpipes

Standing on a white rocaille base, dressed in yellow breeches, a brown jacket, and a fur coat. Hollow glazed base with blue Austrian shield mark. Breakages and restorations to the fingers, mouthpiece and funnel of the bagpipes, one lock of hair, and the bow. H 18 cm.
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Vienna, 1755 - 60.

Provenance

Former Hartig art dealership, Berlin.
From the estate of the descendants.

Literature

Cf. Sturm-Bednarczyk/Sladek, Zeremonien feste Kostüme. Die Wiener Porzellanfigur in der Regierungszeit Maria Theresias. Liechtenstein Museum Wien 2010, cat. no. 179.