Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model Peter Reinicke 1753-54, model no. 14, from the series Cris de Paris/Paris town crier, town crier with lantern and liquor bottles in a basket, rocaille base with tree support, polychrome painted, gold decorated, hat restored, height approx. 14 cm, pommel swords after 1860; The series of Parisian market traders and small tradespeople, begun by JJ Kaendler around 1737 and continued by Peter Reinicke in 1753/54, depicts small trades in the mid-18th century in a lively, albeit partly embellished form and thus provides an insight into cultural history of street life at that time.
