Figure
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760 - 1765
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Measurements
182 x 90 x 82 mm
Place of origin
Munich
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 205118
Summary
Figure of Anselmo (also known as Abbé), hard paste porcelain, the figure of a man standing on a flat base with rococo scroll at front edge, his knees slightly bent and right hand on a walking cane, his left arms bent and raised towards his face, which is turned to the left, modelled by Franz Anton Bustelli, Nymphenburg, Germany, 1760-5; decorated in overglaze enamels with a brown cape, black hat, black tunic and blue breeches.
Full description
Bustelli’s Commedia del’Arte figures are considered to be the high point of Nymphenburg’s figure production. Anselmo was produced as a pair with Corine and he is posed as if trying to listen to her. The source is Martin Engelbrecht’s engraving, 'Sieur Geronte.'
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: Guaranteed / Genuine / FILKINS & Co. / 9a, Thurloe Place / London, S.W. 7 (old dealer's label, printed, red ink on white paper)
Makers and roles
Nymphenburg, manufacturer Franz Anton Bustelli (Lucarno 1723 - Munich 1763), modeller