harlequin

Lot 4145 limit € 580

Meissen, crossed swords mark, 1st choice, model by Peter Reinicke 1743, model no. 64516 (old 454), figure from the series of the Commedia dellarte/Italian comedy for Johann Adolf II. Duke of Saxony-Weissenfels, painted in colors, equipped with gold, 1 sheet damaged, H approx. 14 cm, after 1973. The Meissner manufactory brought in the 18th century various series of small theater sculptures based on designs by JJ Kaendler, P. Reinicke, JF Eberlein and FE Meyer, some of which were repeatedly revised. The Italian comedian figures, almost always wearing masks, reflect certain types or professions. It was played without a fixed text, mostly only with scenic instructions in the form of farcical impromptu theatre. The 19-figure series that Peter Reinicke created for the last duke of the Electoral Saxon Sekundogenitur Sachsen-Weißenfels is smaller and more delicate than the other Meissner Commedia dellarte figures, which gives them a very special appeal.