harlequin figure

Lot 4195 limit € 950

Meissen manufactory, swords underglaze blue, 1st choice, model by Johann Joachim Kaendler, model no. 64551, gentleman in a harlequin costume in a dance pose, holding up a lidded jug with the initials ZM and the date 1738, rocaille base with plastic flowers, painted in color, gold decorated, H approx. 23 cm, after 1973, the initials ZM stand for Zanni, die term valid at the time for the character of Harlequin, as well as for Joseph Ferdinand Müller, the royal Polish and electoral Saxon court comedian