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A Frankenthal Commedia dell'Arte Figure Group of Children, Circa 1786 | Eine Frankenthal Commedia de
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Description
modelled by Johann Peter Melchior, with a boy holding a slapstick, his arm raised to punish another boy dressed as Harlequin, his mask at his feet and held down by a girl, on a grassy rockwork base, crowned CT monogram mark above three dots and 86 in underglaze-blue
Height 5 3/4 in.
14.8 cm.
Literature
Horst Reber, Eine Rheinische Porzellan-Sammlung, Darmstadt, 2006, vol. II, p. 145
Catalogue note
A white example of this group is illustrated by Friedrich Hoffman, Frankenthaler Porzellan, Munich, 1911, vol. II, taf. 143, no. 578. A further example, circa 1783, was in the Abraham Adelsberger Collection, Nürnberg, sold, Hugo Helbing, Munich, October 9-10, 1930, lot 186.
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Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Height 5 3/4 in.
14.8 cm.
Literature
Horst Reber, Eine Rheinische Porzellan-Sammlung, Darmstadt, 2006, vol. II, p. 145
Catalogue note
A white example of this group is illustrated by Friedrich Hoffman, Frankenthaler Porzellan, Munich, 1911, vol. II, taf. 143, no. 578. A further example, circa 1783, was in the Abraham Adelsberger Collection, Nürnberg, sold, Hugo Helbing, Munich, October 9-10, 1930, lot 186.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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modelled by Johann Peter Melchior, with a boy holding a slapstick, his arm raised to punish another boy dressed as Harlequin, his mask at his feet and held down by a girl, on a grassy rockwork base, crowned CT monogram mark above three dots and 86 in underglaze-blue
Height 5 3/4 in.
14.8 cm.
Literature
Horst Reber, Eine Rheinische Porzellan-Sammlung, Darmstadt, 2006, vol. II, p. 145
Catalogue note
A white example of this group is illustrated by Friedrich Hoffman, Frankenthaler Porzellan, Munich, 1911, vol. II, taf. 143, no. 578. A further example, circa 1783, was in the Abraham Adelsberger Collection, Nürnberg, sold, Hugo Helbing, Munich, October 9-10, 1930, lot 186.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Height 5 3/4 in.
14.8 cm.
Literature
Horst Reber, Eine Rheinische Porzellan-Sammlung, Darmstadt, 2006, vol. II, p. 145
Catalogue note
A white example of this group is illustrated by Friedrich Hoffman, Frankenthaler Porzellan, Munich, 1911, vol. II, taf. 143, no. 578. A further example, circa 1783, was in the Abraham Adelsberger Collection, Nürnberg, sold, Hugo Helbing, Munich, October 9-10, 1930, lot 186.
Additional Notices & Disclaimers
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
The Ehlen Collection - Eine Rheinische Porzellansammlung
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