FIGURE OF A FISHERWOMAN

Meissen, ca. 1740. Model by J. J. Kaendler.

Underglaze blue sword mark on the back of the base, painter's mark in purple on the bottom.

H 19.5 cm. Slightly chipped and restored.

Provenance:- from a private collection, Germany.Counter part to the figure of the Fisherman, see Lot No. 1082. In Kaendler's Taxa, the Fisherwoman is listed as follows: Eine Frau einen Karpffen in der Hand haltend, neben sich aber ein Fässgen, worinnen Aale liegen, stehen habend, welche zu dem fisher accordiren soll. 3Thlr.'