Price
£4800.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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1764 – 1765
The factory at Closter Veilsdorf was established by the younger brother of the Duke of Sachsen Hildburghausen a few miles from the court theatre. It was the only porcelain factory in the principality.
Wenzel Neu was modelmeister at the factory from 1763-67. The figures from the commedia dell’arte are believed to be amongst his earliest creations.
The series of ten figures are taken from a set of twelve drawings by Johann Jacob Schübler which had been engraved by Johann Balthasar Probst and published in Augsburg in 1729.
In this figure harlequin is shown delivering a fake love letter to a lovesick Capitano.
Provenance – Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla Collection
Dimensions
Height – 14.50cmCondition report
Two thirds of the letter in his right hand made up. Tip of slapstick missing.The BADA Standard
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