22nd May, 2019 12:00

European & Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 290
 

290

A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A DANCER

A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A DANCER, CIRCA 1750 modelled standing with arms and left leg raised, wearing a yellow cape, black and white striped bodice, white apron and striped pink and turquoise skirt, the pad base applied with a flower, underglazed blue crossed swords mark to rear of base 12.5cm high, some restoration Provenance: Meissen Figures from the Barlow Collection, the collection started by Sir Thomas Dalmahoy Barlow, GBE (1883-1964), banker and industrialist, also known as an art collector and historian; added to by his son Basil Stephen Barlow (1918-1991); thence by family descent.

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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A DANCER, CIRCA 1750 modelled standing with arms and left leg raised, wearing a yellow cape, black and white striped bodice, white apron and striped pink and turquoise skirt, the pad base applied with a flower, underglazed blue crossed swords mark to rear of base 12.5cm high, some restoration Provenance: Meissen Figures from the Barlow Collection, the collection started by Sir Thomas Dalmahoy Barlow, GBE (1883-1964), banker and industrialist, also known as an art collector and historian; added to by his son Basil Stephen Barlow (1918-1991); thence by family descent.