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Figure of Harlequin

German
about 1770

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions Height: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.1012
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionStanding, his arms spread, a blue cloth tied around his head, in a black skull cap, a black lustrous jerkin whose front is decorated with playing cards, a pale-puce cloak over his shoulder, multi-coloured polkadots on his pantaloons and blue shoes, standing on a grassy rockwork base with tree stump support.
Marks Blue cross mark
ProvenanceAnonymous. March 13, 1989, sale, Christie's, London, lot 93. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York