A pair of Meissen figures of beggars, circa 1740, the man later-decorated
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, both seated and playing a hurdy-gurdy, he wearing a black hat, red coat and turquoise breeches, she wearing a black coat over a red bodice, grey skirt and floral apron, a basket with a baby beside her, 13cm and 12cm high, he with faint crossed swords mark in blue, (her head restuck, some restoration) (2)
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Collection Franz E. Burda
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Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, both seated and playing a hurdy-gurdy, he wearing a black hat, red coat and turquoise breeches, she wearing a black coat over a red bodice, grey skirt and floral apron, a basket with a baby beside her, 13cm and 12cm high, he with faint crossed swords mark in blue, (her head restuck, some restoration) (2)
Provenance:
Collection Franz E. Burda