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Meissen Figure of Le Capi-Aga
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Dates
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Circa 1745
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Description
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A Meissen figure of le Capi-Aga, ou chef des Eunuques blancs, modelled by F. Eberlein, after engravings by Van Mour (1714), a commission by Charles de Ferriol (1707–08) of figures from the Levant.
Blue crossed swords' ghost mark on the base.
17cm High
11cm (with outstretched arm)
5cm Deep
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Condition
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Some restoration to left hand, right little finger, and hat.
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Literature
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Y. Adams, Meissen Figures Vol.II, p.190, no. 507, where this figure is referred to as a dervish or le moine Turc qui tourne par devotion.
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