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Meissen Figure of the Pastry Seller
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Request Details
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Dates
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Circa 1755
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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 the pastry flat bread seller, modelled by F.E. Meyer from the large Cris de Paris series, "Pastries seller".
Small, crossed swords at the back.
19.5cm High, 11cm Wide and 8cm Deep.
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Condition
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Restoration to the section of the waffle edges of the flat breads, handle of the basket and chip to the headscarf.
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Literature
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Literature: M. Ebele, Cris de Paris, Meissner Porzellanfiguren des 18 jarhunderts. no, 8 p. 44.
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