A rare Meissen 'Cris de St. Petersburg' figure of a

modelled by Peter Reinicke; the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13cm high, crossed swords mark, numeral 30 (restorations)
A similar figure: L. and Y. Adams, Meissen portrait figures, London, 1987, p. 139
The 'Cris de St. Petersburg' characters are adapted from engravings of drawings by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a student of Boucher's , who travelled to Russia to study and record the life and customs of the russian people