Parisian crier

Lot 4116 limit € 580

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model Peter Reinicke 1753-54, model no. 60247 (old 27), from the series Cris de Paris/Pariser Rufer, young greengrocer with fresh vegetables on a wicker tray, rocaille base, polychrome painted, gold equipped, 1 x min. dam., height approx. 14 cm, after 1973; 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.