MEISSEN Allegorical statuette representing Africa in the shape of an African hun…
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MEISSEN

Allegorical statuette representing Africa in the shape of an African hunter standing on a flowery base, wearing a headdress and a loincloth decorated with feathers and holding a knife in her hand, with polychrome decoration enhanced with gold. Model of P. Reinicke, 18th century, circa 1750. (Slight restorations to fingers and feathers). Height : 15,5 cm A similar model is illustrated in Adams, Meissen portrait figures, 1987, p. 185.

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