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Figure of a seated sage
Seated Sage
Figure of a seated sage
Made by: Saint-Cloud Manufactory (France)
French
about 1725
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.960
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated on rock-work, in leafy hat, once holding a cup in his left hand.
ProvenancePossibly René Fribourg (b. 1880 - d. 1963), New York [see note 1]. Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2008), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)
NOTES:
[1] Hugo Morely-Fletcher, author of "Early European Porcelain & Faience as Collected by Kiyi and Edward Pflueger" (London, 1993), believes that René Fribourg owned this piece at one time.
NOTES:
[1] Hugo Morely-Fletcher, author of "Early European Porcelain & Faience as Collected by Kiyi and Edward Pflueger" (London, 1993), believes that René Fribourg owned this piece at one time.