Model human
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
85 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448157
Summary
A scent-bottle modelled as a boy dressed as Harlequin with a chequered coat part red, mauve and turquoise and part with playing cards on a yellow ground and in a turquoise hat, mauve trousers and yellow shoes, standing and holding a dog on his right shoulder, the underside of the base with flowers on a mauve ground. Mark, crossed swords in blue.
Provenance
The Marquis of Ripon's Collection, sale Christie's 6 May 1930, lot 28 (unsold)
Marks and inscriptions
crossed swords in blue