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Meissen Figure of a Blackamoor with Sweetmeat Basket
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This item is no longer available
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Dates
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Circa 1745
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Dimensions
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19.00cm high
(7.48 inches high)
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Medium
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Porcelain
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Origin
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Germany
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Description
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A rare Meissen figure of a 'Blackamoor' holding a covered basket for sweetmeats. The basket and cover are finely painted with three harbour scenes in gilded and shaped reserves - modelled by J J Kändler
Literature: A d'Agliano, I Fragili Lussi, Porcellane di Meissen Da Musei e Collezionni Italiani Col. pl. 107 and cover illustration collection: Guilio Olletto, Turin
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Condition
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Just very minor restoration and a manufacturing firing fault.
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Literature
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A d'Agliano, I Fragili Lussi, Porcellane di Meissen Da Musei e Collezionni Italiani Col. pl. 107 and cover illustration collection: Guilio Olletto, Turin
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